Iran men's national sitting volleyball team

The Iran men's national sitting volleyball team represents the Islamic Republic of Iran in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the dominant forces on the court worldwide. In foreign media, team Iran is colloquially known as the dream team of sitting volleyball.^[1]

Iran

Association	Association of sitting volleyball of Islamic Republic of Iran
Head coach	Hadi Rezaei
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Paralympics
Appearances	9 (First in 1988)
Best result	(1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1984)
Best result	(1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2010, 2018, 2022)

The Iranian team dedicated their sitting volleyball 2016 Rio Paralympic gold to the memory of Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died during the Paralympic C4/C5 competition.^[2][3]

Players

A 8ft 1in Morteza Mehrzad leading Iran to a friendly win over Germany, 2016 Tehran

2024 Summer Paralympics

The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[4]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

Assistant coach: Jalil Eimery

N°	Name	Date of birth	Position
9	Hossein Golestani	26 February 1992	MB
1	Hamidreza Abbasifeshki	11 December 2000	L
4	Davoud Alipourian (c)	6 May 1985	O
11	Ramezan Salehihajikolaei	11 March 1979	L
7	Sadegh Bigdeli	26 February 1984	MB
5	Meysam Hajibabaei Movahhed	25 February 1995	S
3	Meisan Ali Pour	13 January 1989	O
10	Isa Zirahi	4 June 1979	MB
8	Majid Lashkarisanami	6 August 1979	S
6	Mohammad Nemati	19 August 1998	9
2	Morteza Mehrzad	17 September 1987	O
12	Mahdi Babadi	25 March 1991	S

Three members of the team made the competition's dream team: Meisam Ali Pour as Most Valuable Player and Best Server, David Alipourian as Best Setter and Morteza Mehrzad as Best Attacker^[5].

2012 Summer Paralympics

The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[6]

Head coach: Hadi Rezaei

№	Name	Date of birth	Position	2012 club
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

Morteza Mehrzad, tallest ever Paralympian, helped Iran win Gold at Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Sitting volleyball at the 2018 Asian Para Games, 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Champion ship and Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Seniors Competitive record

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Paralympic Games

Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics

Games	Place
1988 Seoul	Gold
1992 Barcelona	Gold
1996 Atlanta	Gold
2000 Sydney	Gold
2004 Athens	Silver
2008 Beijing	Gold
2012 London	Silver
2016 Rio	Gold
2020 Tokyo	Gold
2024 Paris	Gold

World Championships

Main article: World Para Volleyball Championship

Year	Position
1984 Norway	Champions
1986 Hungary	Champions
1990 Netherlands	Champions
1994 Germany	Champions
1998 Tehran	Champions
2002 Cairo	Third place
2006 Roermond	Runners-up
2010 Edmond	Champions
2014 Elblag	Third place[8]
2018 The Hague	Champions[9]
2022 Sarajevo	Champions

• 2022 Sitting Volleyball World Championships – Men's event

World Cups

Main article: World Para Volleyball Cup

• 2023 Sitting Volleyball World Cup – Men's event

Asia and Oceania Championships

• 2023 Asia and Oceania Sitting Volleyball Championships

Asian Para Games

Main article: Sitting volleyball at the Asian Para Games

1. Guangzhou 2010 Gold medal
2. Incheon 2014 Gold medal
3. Jakarta 2018 Gold medal
4. Hangzhou 2022 Gold medal

Minor Tournaments

Main article: Asian Sitting Volleyball Clubs Championship

• China 2013 - Gold Medal (samen alhojaj- Iran)
• China 2011 - Gold Medal (Zobahan Isfahan- Iran)
• China 2009 - Gold Medal (Asia Gostaresh Foolad Gostar- Iran)

Sarajevo Open Championship:

• Sarajevo Open 2005 - Gold Medal

• 2024  Netherlands Open

Juniors Competitive record

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Junior World Championships

Year	Position
2005 Kamnik	Champions[13]
2007 Niterói	Champions[13]
2009 Mashhad	Champions[14]

World Ranking

As at 28 September 2016 by World ParaVolley.^[15]

At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Iran was seed No. 3. Bosnia was ranked at No. 1 (seed No. 1) as the defending Paralympic champion.

Rank	Movement	Country	Points	Region
1		Iran	5215	Asia-Oceania
2		Brazil	4708	Pan America
3	1	Egypt	4523	Africa
4	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4300	Europe
5		Germany	3578	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
Ali Kashfia	Sitting Volleyball	1988–2000	4	0	0	4
Jalil Imeri	Sitting Volleyball	1996–2012	3	2	0	5
Ali Golkar	Sitting Volleyball	1992–2004	3	1	0	4
Parviz Firouzi	Sitting Volleyball	1992–2000	3	0	0	3
Hadi Rezaei	Sitting Volleyball	1988–1996	3	0	0	3
Ali Akbar Salavatian	Sitting Volleyball	1992–2000	3	0	0	3
Ahmad Shivani	Sitting Volleyball	1988–1996	3	0	0	3
Majid Soleimani	Sitting Volleyball	1992–2000	3	0	0	3

See also

• Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
• World Para Volleyball Championship
• World Organization Volleyball for Disabled
• Hadi Rezaei
• Bosnia and Herzegovina national sitting volleyball team
• Egypt men's national sitting volleyball team
• Germany men's national sitting volleyball team
• Croatia men's national para volleyball teams