Iran men's national sitting volleyball team
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| Association | Association of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran | ||
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| Head coach |  Hadi Rezaei |
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| Summer Paralympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1988) | ||
| Best result |  (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008) |
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1984) | ||
| Best result | (1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2010) |
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The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces in on the court worldwide, alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team.
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Players
Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:
The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Head coach: Hadi Rezaeigarkani
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
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| 2 | Majid Lashgarisanami | 6 August 1979 | UN | Gostareshe Foulad |
| 3 | Reza Peidayesh | 5 September 1978 | WS | Dokhaniyat |
| 4 | Davood Alipourian | 6 May 1985 | SE | Zob Ahan |
| 5 | Ahmad Eiri | 21 March 1988 | M | Gostareshe Foulad |
| 6 | Naser Hassanpour Alinazari | 30 March 1974 | UN | Gonbad |
| 7 | Sadegh Bigdeli | 26 February 1984 | WS | Gostareshe Foulad |
| 8 | Jalil Eimery | 21 September 1972 | SE | Zob Ahan |
| 9 | Seyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei | 1 July 1979 | OS | Zob Ahan |
| 10 | Isa Zirahi | 4 June 1979 | OS | Zob Ahan |
| 11 | Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei | 11 March 1979 | L | Zob Ahan |
| 12 | Mohammad Khaleghi | 23 October 1981 | SE | Gostareshe Foulad |
Honours
Paralympic Games:
- London 2012 - Silver Medal[2][3][4]
- Beijing 2008 - Gold Medal[5][6][7]
- Athens 2004 - Silver Medal[8]
- Sydney 2000 - Gold Medal
- Atlanta 1996 - Gold Medal[9]
- Barcelona 1992 - Gold Medal[10]
- Seoul 1988 - Gold Medal[11]
World Championships:
- Oklahoma 2010 - Gold Medal
- Netherlands 2006 - Silver Medal
- Egypt 2002 - Bronze Medal
- Tehran 1998 - Gold Medal
- Germany 1994 - Gold Medal
- Netherlands 1990 - Gold Medal
- Hungry 1986 - Gold Medal
- Norway 1984 - Gold Medal
Asian Clubs Championship Career:
- China 2013 - Gold Medal (samen alhojaj- Iran)
- China 2011 - Gold Medal (Zobahan Isfahan- Iran)
- China 2009 - Gold Medal (Asia Gostaresh Foolad Gostar- Iran)
World ranking
As at 1 January 2015.[12]
At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran will take seed #3.
| # | Name | Points | Region |
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5015 | Asia-Oceania |
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4500 | Europe |
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4255 | Pan America |
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4151 | Europe |
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4043 | Europe |
Multiple gold medalists at Paralympics
This is a list of multiple gold medalists for Iran in sitting volleyball, listing people who have won three or more gold medals.
| Athlete | Sport | Paralympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Ali Kashfia | Volleyball | 1988–2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalil Imeri | Volleyball | 1996–2012 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ali Golkar | Volleyball | 1992–2004 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Parviz Firouzi | Volleyball | 1992–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hadi Rezaei | Volleyball | 1988–1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ali Akbar Salavatian | Volleyball | 1992–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ahmad Shivani | Volleyball | 1988–1996 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Majid Soleimani | Volleyball | 1992–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
See also
References
- ↑ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Iran, london2012.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/feature/iran-targets-6th-sitting-volleyball-gold-7-games
- ↑ Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's team rosters
- ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/feature/iran-targets-6th-sitting-volleyball-gold-7-game
- ↑ Iran at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Sitting volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Sitting volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Iran at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Iran at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Iran at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ Iran at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- ↑ http://www.worldparavolley.org/rankings/sitting-volleyball-men/
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