Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women

The women's tournament in sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held between 9–17 September 2016. The USA won the event for the first time beating China in the final.^[1]

Sitting volleyball at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Riocentro - Pavilion 6
Dates	9 – 18 September 2016
Competitors	96 from 8 nations
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Results

The USA won the event for the first time beating China in the final.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	225	140	1.607	Semi-finals
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	237	229	1.035
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	250	265	0.943	Classification 5th / 6th
4	Canada	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	169	247	0.684	Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host

9 September 2016 18:30	Brazil	3–0	Canada	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–7, 25–12, 25–14) Report

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9 September 2016 20:30	Ukraine	3–2	Netherlands	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(21–25, 22–25, 25–13, 26–24, 15–12) Report

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11 September 2016 14:00	Canada	1–3	Netherlands	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–22, 17–25, 17–25, 22–25) Report

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11 September 2016 20:30	Brazil	3–0	Ukraine	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–19, 25–20, 25–14) Report

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13 September 2016 10:00	Netherlands	0–3	Brazil	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(18–25, 15–25, 21–25) Report

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13 September 2016 18:30	Ukraine	3–0	Canada	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–20, 25–19, 25–16) Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	246	169	1.456	Semi-finals
2	United States	3	2	1	5	8	3	2.667	256	156	1.641
3	Iran	3	1	2	4	3	6	0.500	160	197	0.812	Classification 5th / 6th
4	Rwanda	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	85	225	0.378	Classification 7th / 8th

Source: Paralympic.org

10 September 2016 10:00	China	3-0	Rwanda	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–3, 25–8, 25–6) Report

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10 September 2016 14:00	United States	3-0	Iran	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–17, 25–13, 25–9) Report

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12 September 2016 10:00	Rwanda	0–3	Iran	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(10–25, 19–25, 18–25) Report

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12 September 2016 18:30	China	3–2	United States	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–17, 14–25, 14–25, 28–26, 15–13) Report

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14 September 2016 10:00	United States	3–0	Rwanda	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–10, 25–8, 25–3) Report

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14 September 2016 14:00	Iran	0–3	China	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(16–25, 19–25, 11–25) Report

Knock-out stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Gold medal
	17 September
	Brazil	0
					18 September
	United States	3
					United States	3
	17 September
					China	0
	Ukraine	0
	China	3
					Bronze medal
					18 September
					Brazil	3
					Ukraine	0

Classification 7th / 8th

15 September 2016 13:30	Canada	3–0	Rwanda	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–21, 25–15, 25–20) Report

Classification 5th / 6th

15 September 2016 15:30	Netherlands	2–3	Iran	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(21–25, 23–25, 25–23, 25–15, 15–13) Report

Semi-finals

15 September 2016 18:30	Ukraine	0–3	China	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(14–25, 23–25, 20–25) Report

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15 September 2016 20:30	Brazil	0–3	United States	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(13–25, 26–28, 18–25) Report

Bronze medal game

17 September 2016 16:30	Brazil	3–0	Ukraine	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–12, 25–22, 25–20) Report

Gold medal game

17 September 2016 16:30	United States	3–0	China	Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
	(25–12, 25–12, 25–18) Report

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	United States
	China
	Brazil
4	Ukraine
5	Iran
6	Netherlands
7	Canada
8	Rwanda

See also

• Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men

References

1. "Sitting volleyball: Five things we learned from Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-07-22.