Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Volleyball
at the XIII Paralympic Games

Paralympic sitting volleyball

Venue| China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Dates| 7–15 September
Medalists
| |  |  Iran (IRI) (men)
China (CHN) (women)

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|  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (men)
United States (USA) (women)
|  |  Russia (RUS) (men)
Netherlands (NED) (women)

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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from 7 September to 15 September. Two sitting volleyball team events were held, one for men and one for women.

In the men's sitting event, Bosnia and Herzegovina were the defending champions. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran had been the finalists in both 2000 and 2004, with Iran winning in 2000 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2004. These two countries met once more in the final in Beijing, with Iran emerging victorious by 3 goals to nil. Egypt, the bronze medal-winners of 2008, finished fourth, beaten 2:3 by Russia, who took bronze.[1][2]

The Beijing Games marked the second time the women's sitting event was held. China were the defending champions, while the Netherlands had taken silver, and the United States bronze, in 2004. In Beijing, China was again victorious, while the United States and the Netherlands switched places to ascend the podium with silver and bronze, respectively.[3]

This was the second Summer Paralympic Games without standing volleyball events, which had been included from the introduction of volleyball in 1976 (when sitting volleyball was a demonstration event) through 2000.[4]

## Medalists[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's team  |  Iran (IRI)

Davoud Alipourian
Sadegh Bigdeli
Saeid Ebrahimi
Jalil Imeri (captain)
Mehdi Hamidzadeh
Nasser Hassanpour
Mohammad Hosseinifar
Mohammad Khaleghi
Reza Peidayesh
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Ramezan Salehi (libero)
Issa Zirahi
Coach: Hadi Rezaei

|  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)

Safet Alibašić
Sabahudin Delalić (captain)
Mirzet Duran
Esad Durmišević
Ismet Godinjak
Dževad Hamzić
Ermin Jusufović
Hidaet Jusufović (libero)
Zikret Mahmić
Adnan Manko
Asim Medić
Ejub Mehmedović
Coach: Mirza Hrustemović

|  Russia (RUS)

Alexander Baychik
Tanatkan Bukin
Dmitriy Gordiyenko
Evgeny Kuzovnikov
Andrey Lavrinovich
Viktor Milenin
Sergey Uporov
Sergey Pozdeev
Alexander Savichev
Maksim Timchenko
Aleksei Volkov (libero)
Sergey Yakunin (captain)
Coach: Victor D'Yakov

Women's team  |  China (CHN)

Li Liping
Liang Fen
Liu Lijuan
Lu Chunli
Lu Hongqin (captain)
Sheng Yuhong
Tan Yanhua
Yang Yanling
Zhang Lijun
Zhang Xufei
Zheng Xiongying (libero)
Zhong Haihong
Coach: Zhang Jun

|  United States (USA)

Allison Aldrich
Heather Erickson
Alexandra Gouldie
Kathryn Holloway
SuGui Kriss
Kendra Lancaster
Hope Lewellen
Brenda Maymon (captain)
Gina McWilliams
Nichole Millage
Kari Miller (libero)
Lora Webster
Coach: Michael Hulett

|  Netherlands (NED)

Sanne Bakker (libero)
Karin van der Haar-Kramp
Karin Harmsen-Roosen
Paula List
Djoke van Marum
Elvira Stinissen
Josien Ten Thije-Voortman
Rika de Vries
Petra Westerhof (captain)
Coach: John Bestebroer

## Classification[edit]

Classification is an important work for Paralympic athletes, after the classification, athletes can compete in a fair situation.[5]
Athletes meeting the disability requirement can take part in this sport, but only 2 minimum requirements player can be on the team, and only 1 of them can be on the court.

## Qualification[edit]

There were 16 teams, 8 male and 8 female taking part in this sport.

### Teams[edit]

#### Men[edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Safet Alibasic
Sabahudin Delalic
Mirzet Duran
Esad Durmisevic
Ismet Godinjak
Dzevad Hamzic
Ermin Jusufovic
Hidaet Jusufovic
Zikret Mahmic
Adnan Manko
Asim Medic
Ejub Mehmedovic |  Iraq
Saeed Al Mimar
Salah Al Shammari
Hussain Al Ugbi
Naser Alaibi
Ahmed Dahash
Muayad Hattab
Hadi Juboori
Majeed Kaabi
Mahdi Khayoon
Majeed Majeed
Abdulmunem Mohmmed
Ahmed Whailani |  China
Gao Hui
Ding Xiaochao
Dou Wencheng
Huang Chunji
Li Ji
Li Lei
Li Mingfa
Tong Jiao
Wang Haidong
Wang Xiaolang
Zhang Zhongmin
Zhou Canming |  Russia
Alexander Baychik
Tanatkan Bukin
Dimitriy Gordiyenko
Evgeny Kuzovnikov
Andreu Lavrinovich
Viktor Milenin
Sergey Pozdeev
Maksim Timchenko
Sergey Uporov
Alexey Volkov
Sergey Yakunin

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Iran
Davoud Alipourian
Sadegh Bigdeli
Seyed Saeid Ebrahimi Baladezaei
Jalil Eimery
Mahdi Hamid Zageh
Naser Hassanpour Alinazari
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Far
Mohammad Khaleghi
Reza Peidayesh
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Ramzan Salehi Hajikolaei
Isa Zirahi |  Egypt
Ashrad Zaghloul Abd Alla
Abd Elaal Mohamed Abd Elaal
Rezek Abd Ellatif
Abdel Nabi Hassan Abdel Latif
Mohamed Abouelyazeid
Taher Adel Elabahaey
Hesham Salah Elshwikh
Mohamed Abd Elhamed Emara
Salah Atta Hassanein
Hossam Massoud Massoud
El Saad Mossa
Ahmed Soliman |  Japan
Shun Azuma
Satoshi Kanao
Susumu Kaneda
Tetsuo Minakawa
Kaname Nakayama
Susumu Takasago
Yoshihito Takeda
Tsutomu Tanabe
Koji Tanaka
Arata Yamamoto
Atsushi Yonezawa
Hitoshi Yoshida |  Brazil
Wellington Anunciacao
Samuel Arantes
Giovani Freitas
Guilherme Gomes
Renato Leite
Rodrigo Mello
Wescley Oliveira
Diogo Rebolcas
Deivisson Santos
Claudio Silva
Daniel Silva
Gilberto Silva

#### Women[edit]

United States
Allison Aldrich
Heather Erickson
Alexandra Gouldie
Katie Holloway
Sugui Kriss
Kendra Lancaster
Hope Lewellen
Brenda Maymon
Gina McWilliams
Nichole Millage
Kari Miller
Lora Webster |  China
Li Liping
Liang Fen
Liu Lijuan
Lu Chunli
Lu Hongqin
Sheng Yuhong
Tan Yanhua
Yang Yanling
Zhang Lijun
Zhang Xufei
Zheng Xiongying
Zhong Haihong |  Lithuania
Malda Baumgarde
Liudmila Budiniene
Ruta Cvirkiene
Virginija Dmitrijeva
Rita Latauskaite
Karolina Lingyte
Neringa Susinskyte
Jolita Urbutiene
Jurate Verbuviene
Virginija Ziltye |  Latvia
Inara Barkane
Una Dzalba
Ivonna Gailite
Oksana Gromova
Diana Ivanova
Olga Jegorova
Irina Jermolenko
Liga Karliete
Nellija Rusina
Linda Sila
Zanna Skutane

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Netherlands
Sanne Bakker
Rika de Vries
Karin Harmsen-Roosen
Paula List
Elvira Stinissen
Josien Ten Thije-Voortman
Karin van der Haar-Kramp
Djoke van Marum
Petra Westerhof |  Slovenia
Marinka Cencelj
Danica Gosnak
Emilie Gradisek
Bogomira Jakin
Ana Justin
Sasa Kotnik
Boza Kovacic
Suzana Ocepek
Alenka Sart
Stefaka Tomic
Anita Urnaut |  Japan
Sachie Awano
Junko Fujii
Noriko Kaneda
Emi Kaneki
Yukari Okahira
Shiori Omura
Mamiko Osada
Yoko Saito
Haruni Sakamoto
Tomoko Sakamoto
Kiyoko Tomiya |  Ukraine
Anzhelika Churkina
Oleksandra Granovska
Larysa Klochkova
Galyna Kuznetsova
Liubov Lomakina
Alla Lysenko
Inna Osetynska
Margaryta Pryvalykhina
Ilona Yudina

## Men's tournament[edit]

### Preliminary round[edit]

#### Group A[edit]

Team  | P  | W  | L  | Sets  | Points

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | 6
Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:3 | 4
China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 2
Iraq (IRQ) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0
2008-09-07
15:30  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 3–0  |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Khaled Nasr Eld Elhelaly (Egypt)

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(25–14, 25–22, 25–17)

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2008-09-08
11:50  |  Russia (RUS) | 3–0  |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: France Marcoux (Canada)

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(25–22, 25–22, 25–23)

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2008-09-08
19:30  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 3–0  |  Iraq (IRQ) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 500
Referees: Jung Mal Soon (Korea)

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(25–6, 25–14, 25–16)

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2008-09-09
15:30  |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0–3 |  Russia (RUS) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Joseph Campbell (United States)

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(13–25, 8–25, 15–25)

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2008-09-10
11:30  |  Russia (RUS) | 1–3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 400
Referees: Janko Plesnik (Slovenia)

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(21–25, 22–25, 25–18, 16–25)

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2008-09-10
19:30  |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0–3 |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Ronaldo Tadeu Chaves (Brazil)

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(9–25, 17–25, 12–25)

* * *

#### Group B[edit]

Team  | P  | W  | L  | Sets  | Points

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Iran (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:0 | 6
Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 4
Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 2
Japan (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0
2008-09-07
11:30  |  Iran (IRI) | 3–0  |  Japan (JPN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,350
Referees: Matijn Meulenkamp (Netherlands)

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(25–7, 25–7, 25–5)

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2008-09-07
19:30  |  Egypt (EGY) | 3–0  |  Brazil (BRA) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)

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(25–8, 25–14, 25–17)

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2008-09-08
15:30  |  Iran (IRI) | 3–0  |  Brazil (BRA) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Viktor Feldshteyn (Ukraine)

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(25–9, 25–11, 25–8)

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2008-09-09
11:35  |  Iran (IRI) | 3–0  |  Egypt (EGY) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Khalid Salem Shanishah (Libya)

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(27–25, 25–12, 25–18)

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2008-09-09
19:30  |  Brazil (BRA) | 3–0  |  Japan (JPN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: An Qi (China)

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(25–20, 25–17, 25–10)

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2008-09-10
15:30  |  Egypt (EGY) | 3–0  |  Japan (JPN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 600
Referees: Xia Xin (China)

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(25–8, 25–11, 25–15)

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### Final Round[edit]

| Semifinals | | | Gold medal game |

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| A1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | |
| B2 |  Egypt | 0 |
| | A1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
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| | | B1 |  Iran | 3 |
| B1 |  Iran | 3 |
| A2 |  Russia | 0 | | | Bronze medal game
| | B2 |  Egypt | 2
| | A2 |  Russia | 3

#### Semifinals[edit]

2008-09-12
12:30  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 3–0  |  Egypt (EGY) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 400
Referees: Anton Probst (Germany)

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(25–18, 25–21, 25–20)

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2008-09-12
18:00  |  Iran (IRI) | 3-0  |  Russia (RUS) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Gabor Karadi (Hungary)

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(25–22, 25–13, 25–20)

#### Bronze medal match[edit]

2008-09-15
16:00  |  Egypt (EGY) | 2–3 |  Russia (RUS) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Martijn Meulenkamp (Netherlands)

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(25–22, 16–25, 25–19, 20–25, 9–15)

#### Gold medal match[edit]

2008-09-15
18:30  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0–3 |  Iran (IRI) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Viktor Feldshteyn (Ukraine)

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(22–25, 18–25, 22–25)

### 5-8 Classification[edit]

| 5-8 Semifinals | | | 5-6 game |

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| A3 |  China | 3 | |
| B4 |  Japan | 0 |
| | A3 |  China | 3 |
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| | | B3 |  Brazil | 1 |
| B3 |  Brazil | 3 |
| A4 |  Iraq | 1 | | | 7-8 game
| | B4 |  Japan | 0
| | A4 |  Iraq | 3

## Women's tournament[edit]

### Preliminary round[edit]

#### Group A[edit]

Team  | P  | W  | L  | Sets  | Points

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Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9:3 | 6
Slovenia (SLO) | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | 4
Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5:6 | 2
Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1:9 | 0
2008-09-07
14:00  |  Japan (JPN) | 0–3 |  Netherlands (NED) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(4–25, 21–25, 18–25)

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2008-09-08
9:00  |  Slovenia (SLO) | 3-1  |  Japan (JPN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–19, 21–25, 25–19, 25–9)

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2008-09-08
12:00  |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1–3 |  Netherlands (NED) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(14–25, 25–23, 21–25, 19–25)

* * *

2008-09-09
16:00  |  Slovenia (SLO) | 3-1  |  Ukraine (UKR) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(11–25, 25–18, 25–17, 25–22)

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2008-09-10
12:00  |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3-0  |  Japan (JPN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–16, 25–14, 25–18)

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2008-09-10
16:00  |  Slovenia (SLO) | 2–3 |  Netherlands (NED) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–23, 17–25, 16–25, 25–22, 11–15)

#### Group B[edit]

Team  | P  | W  | L  | Sets  | Points

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China (CHN) | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9:0 | 6
United States (USA) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | 4
Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3:4 | 2
Latvia (LAT) | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1:9 | 0
2008-09-07
9:00  |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0–3 |  United States (USA) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(15–25, 18–25, 9–25)

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2008-09-07
21:00  |  Latvia (LAT) | 0–3 |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(4–25, 7–25, 16–25)

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2008-09-08
9:00  |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0–3 |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(18–25, 17–25, 14–25)

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2008-09-09
12:00  |  Latvia (LAT) | 1–3 |  Lithuania (LTU) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–16, 16–25, 19–25, 19–25)

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2008-09-09
16:00  |  United States (USA) | 0–3 |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(14–25, 21–25, 19–25)

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2008-09-10
9:00  |  United States (USA) | 3–0  |  Latvia (LAT) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–12, 25–17, 25–11)

### Final Round[edit]

| Semifinals | | | Gold medal game |

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| A1 |  Netherlands | 2 | |
| B2 |  United States | 3 |
| | B2 |  United States | 0 |
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| | | A2 |  China | 3 |
| B1 |  Slovenia | 0 |
| A2 |  China | 3 | | | Bronze medal game
| | A1 |  Netherlands | 3
| | B1 |  Slovenia | 0

#### Semifinals[edit]

2008-09-11
12:00  |  Netherlands (NED) | 2–3 |  United States (USA) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–19, 23–25, 26–28, 27–25, 10–15)

* * *

2008-09-11
19:00  |  China (CHN) | 0–3 |  Slovenia (SLO) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(25–21, 25–12, 25–19)

#### Bronze medal match[edit]

2008-09-14
14:00  |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0–3 |  Netherlands (NED) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(17–25, 16–25, 24–25)

#### Gold medal match[edit]

2008-09-14
18:00  |  United States (USA) | 0–3 |  China (CHN) | China Agricultural University Gymnasium

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(17–25, 16–25, 24–26)

### 5-8th Classification[edit]

| 5-8 Semifinals | | | 5-6 game |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| A3 |  Ukraine | 3 | |
| B4 |  Latvia | 0 |
| | A3 |  Ukraine | 3 |
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| | | B3 |  Lithuania | 0 |
| B3 |  Lithuania | 3 |
| A4 |  Japan | 1 | | | 7-8 game
| | B4 |  Latvia | 3
| | A4 |  Japan | 2

## References[edit]

1. ^ Men's Volleyball at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball at the 2008 Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
3. ^ Women's Volleyball at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
4. ^ "Standing Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. World ParaVolley. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
5. ^ Ng, Kwok (2012). When Sitting is Not Resting: Sitting Volleyball. Bloomington, IL: Authorhouse. p. 152\. ISBN 978-1-4772-1789-4.

* "Schedules and Results - Sitting Volleyball". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-09-24.

## External links[edit]

* Official Site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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