Iran men's national sitting volleyball team


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. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as dream team of sitting volleyball.
Iran team dedicated sitting volleyball 2016 Rio Paralympic gold to memory of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died during Paralympic C4/C5 competition.

Players

Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:

Honours

Seniors Competitive record

Paralympic Games

World Championships

YearPosition
1984 NorwayChampions
1986 HungaryChampions
1990 NetherlandsChampions
1994 GermanyChampions
1998 TehranChampions
2002 CairoThird place
2006 RoermondRunners-up
2010 EdmondChampions
2014 ElblagThird place
2018 The HagueChampions

Minor Tournaments

Asian Clubs Championship Career:
Sarajevo Open Championship:

Junior World Championships

World ranking

As at 28 September 2016.
At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran was seed #3. Bosnia was ranked at No. 1 as defending Paralympic champion.
RankMovementCountryPointsRegion
1
Iran
5215Asia-Oceania
2
Brazil
4708Pan America
3
Egypt
4523Africa
4
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4300Europe
5
Germany
3578Europe

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.
AthleteSportParalympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ali KashfiaSitting Volleyball1988–20004004
Jalil ImeriSitting Volleyball1996–20123205
Ali GolkarSitting Volleyball1992–20043104
Parviz FirouziSitting Volleyball1992–20003003
Hadi RezaeiSitting Volleyball1988–19963003
Ali Akbar SalavatianSitting Volleyball1992–20003003
Ahmad ShivaniSitting Volleyball1988–19963003
Majid SoleimaniSitting Volleyball1992–20003003