Bosnia and Herzegovina national sitting volleyball team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. Bosnia is one of the dominant forces in sitting volleyball worldwide, alongside Iran. The team won Bosnia's first ever medal in any sport, a bronze, during ECVD European Championships in 1997 in Tallinn. It took nearly two decades later for the nation to win a medal outside the sport of sitting volleyball when Amel Tuka won bronze during 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
The team is the most decorated in Bosnia and Herzegovina sport having won 2 paralympic volleyball gold medals, 3 paralympic silver medals, 3 World Cup titles, and 9 won European Championships straight. The team won World titles and European titles either side of winning Paralympics Gold in 2004 Athens. The team is a member of the world and European sitting volleyball governing bodies.
It is governed by the Association of sitting volleyball of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992, Bosnian-Herzegovinian players like Ševko Nuhanović were part of the SFR Yugoslavia national sitting volleyball team.

History

Prior to 1992, during the Yugoslavia days, the beginnings of the team started to take its form. Players were part of Sarajevo based Uporni Sitting Volleyball Club which were champions of Yugoslavia three times in a row. Bosnia and Herzegovina men's sitting volleyball team includes athletes who were deeply affected by the Bosnian War. Due to the large number of people injured in the conflict, the country started to invest more in Paralympic sports. Captain Sabahudin Delalić fought for the Bosnian army and lost part of his right leg after a wall fell on him. Safet Alibašić lost one of his legs when he stepped on a landmine. The team coach Mirza Hrustemovic, himself was given a vaccination in 1961 against an illness with the medicine having a side effect. He lost the function in his left leg. Today, more than 500.000 disabled people lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first major tournament participation came in during 1995 European championship. During its qualification phase in early December 1994, the team, traveled to Zagreb on a bus riddled with bullet holes in temperatures of 17 degrees below zero. Bosnia along with Austria were the only nations to travel to play Croatia in the qualification tournament. Croatia finished undefeated with victories over Austria 3:0 and Bosnia. Bosnia beat Austria, however all 3 nations qualified for the finals.
Team made their Paralympic Games debut at Sydney 2000 and won silver. There were five total Paralympic podium finishes in sitting volleyball for Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are the only medals in Olympic and Paralympic Games as an independent nation. The 800 metres distance runner Amel Tuka holds the only other prestigious medal for Bosnia and Herzegovina, a bronze at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.
On 21 June 2014, Edin Džeko congratulated the BiH men's national sitting volleyball team after they won 2014 Sitting Volleyball World Championships title, stating "You are our pride and inspiration".
On 10 September 2012, Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina congratulated the BiH sitting volleyball team upon their paralympic gold medal win at 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, saying "You are a pride of our nation",
as did NFSBiH with Ivica Osim at the head.
Success formula
Height, experience and strong club league are key to success in the sitting volleyball. 80% of the Bosnian national team players come from Sarajevo based and Europe's top two sitting volleyball club sides; SDI Spid and OKI Fantomi. Height is a critical aspect of successful team as was case with Iranian national team winning gold over Bosnia at Rio 2016 Paralympics final due to height advantage of tallest Paralympian Morteza Mehrzadselakjani at 2.46m , giving his team an advantage in his ability to both block at the net and fire over returns from a much higher trajectory. In the Rio final; Mehrzadselakjani was top scorer for Iran with 28 points. Safet Alibasic top scored for BIH with 16 points. Fastest serve came from Adnan Manko at 68 km/h. Sport investment, financial backing and sprint velocities are other key factors.
Style of play
Bosnia play an attacking style of volleyball.
Nickname
A popular nickname of all Bosnian sport players and/or teams is the Zmajevi or Dragons in English alluding to the famous Bosnian general Hussein Gradaščević who fought for Bosnian independence and who was known as the "Dragon of Bosnia". In foreign media, they are sometimes referred to as the Golden Lilies, in reference to the Fleur-de-lis featured on the coat of arms of the influential Bosnian medieval Kotromanić dynasty.
Sponsorship
Team is sponsored by Sarajevo based telecommunication company BH Telecom d.d. since 1996.

Honours

Seniors Competitive record

Paralympic Games">Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics">Paralympic Games

World Championships

European Championships

Bosnia played 1 extra opponent in group stage of 2017 championship while Russia/Ukraine/Croatia played 1 less.
Minor tournaments

Note: WOVD Intercontinental Cup tournaments serve as Paralympic qualifiers.
In 2005 Sarajevo competition; club Sdi Spid faced Iran in the final.

Year	Tournament	Position
2005 Sarajevo	WOVD World Cup	Clubs entered
2008 Ismailia	WOVD Intercontinental Cup	3rd place
2010 Port Said	WOVD World Cup	Did not enter
2011 Kettering	Continental Cup	Champions
2012 Cairo	WOVD Intercontinental Cup	Did not enter
2016 Anji	WOVD Intercontinental Cup	Did not enter
2018 Tabriz	Men's World Super 6	3rd place

Juniors Competitive record

Junior World Championships

Junior European Championships

Coaches

Coaching staff

Players

Players called up for 2016 Summer Paralympics:
Head coach: Mirza Hrustemović

№	Name	Date of birth	Position	2016 club
		17 3 1973	UN	OKI Fantomi
		16 1 1977	UN	OKI Fantomi
		11 10 1986	L	OKI Fantomi
		3 8 1969	UN	Sdi Spid
		13 10 1986	UN	OKI Fantomi
		17 9 1975	UN	OKI Fantomi
		4 9 1968	UN	Sdi Spid
		28 1 1987	UN	OKI Fantomi
10		21 12 1982	UN	Sdi Spid
11		17 8 1972	UN	Sdi Spid
12		31 5 1981	M	SKISO "Sinovi Bosne"
13		11 5 1994	M	Sdi Spid

Players called up for 2015 European Championships:
Sabahudin Delalić, Dževad Hamzić, Asim Medić, Safet Alibašić, Beniz Kadrić, Ermin Jusufović, Muhamed Kapetanović, Nizam Čančar, Ismet Godinjak, Adnan Manko, Mirzet Duran, Adnan Kešmer, Edin Džino, Armin Šehić, Jasmin Brkić, Adin Likić, Damir Grbić.
Players called up for 2012 Summer Paralympics:
Players called up for 2008 Summer Paralympics:
Safet Alibašić, Sabahudin Delalić, Mirzet Duran, Esad Durmišević, Ismet Godinjak, Dževad Hamzić, Ermin Jusufović, Hidaet Jusufović, Zikret Mahmić, Adnan Manko, Asim Medić, Ejub Mehmedović.
Players called up for 2004 Summer Paralympics:
Dževad Hamzić, Nedzad Salkić, Safet Alibašić, Sabahudin Delalić, Ermin Jusufović, Zikret Mahmić, Fikret Causević, Asim Medić, Esad Durmisević, Ejub Mehmedović, Adnan Manko, Ismet Godinjak.
Players called up for 2000 Summer Paralympics:
Dževad Hamzić, Nedžad Salkić, Abid Čišija, Sabahudin Delalić, Nevzet Alić, Zikret Mahmić, Fikret Čausević, Asim Medić, Edin Ibraković, Ševko Nuhanović, Adnan Manko, Ismet Godinjak.
The players in the B&H national side predominantly are selected from two biggest clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina: OKI Fantomi Sarajevo ' and SDI Spid Sarajevo'''. The sitting volleyball clubs started by gathering mostly war veterans handicapped during Bosnian War. Both clubs are multiple league champions at home.

SDI Spid

SDI Spid was founded on 5 April 1994.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sitting Volleyball Championship:
*Winners : 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
*Runners-Up : 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sitting Volleyball National Cup:
*Winners : 1999, 2000.
Sitting Volleyball Champions League:
*Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010
*Runners-Up : 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007.
*3rd Place : 2008.
Sitting Volleyball World Club Championship:
*Runners-Up : 2003, 2005.
Sitting Volleyball Sarajevo Open:
*Winners : 2004.
OKI Fantomi

OKI "Phantom" were established in 1995 in Sarajevo.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sitting Volleyball Championship:
*Winners : 1996, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
*Runners-Up : 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sitting Volleyball National Cup:
*Winners : 2009
Sitting Volleyball Champions League:
*Winners : 2004, 2007, 2008.
*Runners-Up : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011.
*3rd Place : 2001.
Sitting Volleyball Sarajevo Open:
*Winners : 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016.
*Runners-Up : 2004, 2005, 2013.
Sarajevo Open

Organised annually by OKI Fantomi volleyball club, Sarajevo Open has grown into a tournament of prestige for national teams and elite club sides and is a highly rated calendar event by participants.
International trust fund for demining and mine victims assistance is a sponsor of OKI "FANTOMI" Sarajevo and Sarajevo Open.

Results

1994–1999

Date	Competition	Round	Venue	Team 1	Result	Team 2
2 July 1995	1995 European Championships	Group	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
3 July 1995	1995 European Championships	Group stage	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0:3	Netherlands
11 April 1998	1998 World Championships	Group stage	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	N/A
1998	1998 World Championships	Group stage	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	N/A
1998	1998 World Championships	Group stage	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	N/A
1998	1998 World Championships	Group stage	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	N/A
1998	1998 World Championships	Group stage	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	N/A
1998	1998 World Championships	QF	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	N/A
1998	1998 World Championships	SF	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2:3	Finland
17 April 1998	1998 World Championships	3rd place playoff	Tehran, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:1	Netherlands
12 September 1999	1999 European Championships EPSO BiH 99	Group B	Sarajevo, Bosnia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Poland
13 September 1999	1999 European Championships	Group B	Sarajevo, Bosnia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Russia
14 September 1999	1999 European Championships	QF	Sarajevo, Bosnia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Croatia
15 September 1999	1999 European Championships	SF	Sarajevo, Bosnia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Finland
17 September 1999	1999 European Championships	Final	Sarajevo, Bosnia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Germany

2000–2009

Date	Competition	Round	Venue	Team 1	Result	Team 2
October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Sydney, Australia		3:0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Sydney, Australia	Finland	1:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Sydney, Australia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0:3
October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Sydney, Australia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Korea Republic
October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Sydney, Australia	Australia	0:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	QF	Sydney, Australia	Germany	1:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	SF	Sydney, Australia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0
28 October 2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Final	Sydney, Australia	Iran	3:0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
August 2001	2001 European Championships	Final	Sárospatak, Hungary	Germany	1:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
26 September 2002	2002 World Championships	Group B	Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	3:1	Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 2002	2002 World Championships	Group B	Cairo, Egypt	Morocco	0:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 2002	2002 World Championships	Group B	Cairo, Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Netherlands
October 2002	2002 World Championships	Group B	Cairo, Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Germany
October 2002	2002 World Championships	QF	Cairo, Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Hungary
October 2002	2002 World Championships	SF	Cairo, Egypt	Iran	0:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 October 2002	2002 World Championships	Final	Cairo, Egypt	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Germany
28 August 2003	2003 European Championships	Group stage	Lappeenranta, Finland	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Hungary
28 August 2003	2003 European Championships	Group stage	Lappeenranta, Finland	Finland		Bosnia and Herzegovina
28 August 2003	2003 European Championships	QF	Lappeenranta, Finland	Latvia		Bosnia and Herzegovina
29 August 2003	2003 European Championships	SF	Lappeenranta, Finland	Russia	0:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
30 August 2003	2003 European Championships	Final	Lappeenranta, Finland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
21 September 2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Athens, Greece	Greece	0:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
22 September 2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Athens, Greece	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Egypt
23 September 2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	Group B	Athens, Greece	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	United States
24 September 2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	QF	Athens, Greece	Japan	0:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 September 2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	SF	Athens, Greece	Germany	2:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 September 2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	Final	Athens, Greece	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Iran
21 June 2005	2005 European Championships	Group A	Leverkusen, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Poland
22 June 2005	2005 European Championships	Group A	Leverkusen, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Hungary
22 June 2005	2005 European Championships	Group A	Leverkusen, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Greece
23 June 2005	2005 European Championships	Group A	Leverkusen, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Serbia and Montenegro
23 June 2005	2005 European Championships	Group A	Leverkusen, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
25 June 2005	2005 European Championships	SF	Leverkusen, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Croatia
27 June 2005	2005 European Championships	Final	Leverkusen, Germany	Germany		Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 June 2006	2006 World Championships	Group A	Roermond, Netherlands	Brazil		Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 June 2006	2006 World Championships	Group A	Roermond, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
19 June 2006	2006 World Championships	Group A	Roermond, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		United States
21 June 2006	2006 World Championships	Group A	Roermond, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:1	Russia
21 June 2006	2006 World Championships	Group A	Roermond, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Croatia
22 June 2006	2006 World Championships	QF	Roermond, Netherlands	Netherlands		Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 June 2006	2006 World Championships	SF	Roermond, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Egypt
25 June 2006	2006 World Championships	Final	Roermond, Netherlands	Iran		Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 August 2007	Friendly		Berlin, Germany	Germany	1:3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 September 2007	2007 European Championships	Group stage	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Croatia
5 September 2007	2007 European Championships	Group stage	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Latvia
5 September 2007	2007 European Championships	Group stage	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Great Britain
6 September 2007	2007 European Championships	Group stage	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Hungary		Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 September 2007	2007 European Championships	Group stage	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Greece
7 September 2007	2007 European Championships	SF	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
8 September 2007	2007 European Championships	Final	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Russia		Bosnia and Herzegovina
29 April 2008	2008 WOVD Intercontinental Cup	3rd Place playoff	Ismailia, Egypt	Egypt		Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 September 2008	2008 Summer Paralympics	Group A	Beijing, China	China		Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 2008	2008 Summer Paralympics	Group A	Beijing, China	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Iraq
September 2008	2008 Summer Paralympics	Group A	Beijing, China	Russia		Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 2008	2008 Summer Paralympics	SF	Beijing, China	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Egypt
15 September 2008	2008 Summer Paralympics	Final	Beijing, China	Iran		Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 November 2009	2009 European Championships	Group B	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
23 November 2009	2009 European Championships	Group B	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Netherlands
23 November 2009	2009 European Championships	Group B	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Serbia
24 November 2009	2009 European Championships	Group B	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Poland
24 November 2009	2009 European Championships	SF	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
25 November 2009	2009 European Championships	Final	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia

2010–present

Date	Competition	Round	Venue	Team 1	Result	Team 2
12 July 2010	2010 World Championships	Group A	Edmond, United States of America	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Libya
13 July 2010	2010 World Championships	Group A	Edmond, United States of America	United States		Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 July 2010	2010 World Championships	Group A	Edmond, United States of America	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Canada
15 July 2010	2010 World Championships	Group A	Edmond, United States of America	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	China
15 July 2010	2010 World Championships	QF	Edmond, United States of America	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Brazil
17 July 2010	2010 World Championships	SF	Edmond, United States of America	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
18 July 2010	2010 World Championships	Final	Edmond, United States	Iran		Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 July 2011	2011 ECVD Continental Cup	Pool A	Kettering, United Kingdom	Kazakhstan		Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	Pool A	Kettering, UK	Brazil		Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	Pool A	Kettering, UK	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Canada
13 July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	Pool A	Kettering, UK	Great Britain		Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	Pool A	Kettering, UK	Bosnia and Herzegovina	?:?	Ukraine
July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	QF	Kettering, UK	Bosnia and Herzegovina	?:?	China
July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	SF	Kettering, UK	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Brazil
16 July 2011	2011 Continental Cup	Final	Kettering, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Egypt
10 October 2011	2011 European Championships	Group A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Serbia
October 2011	2011 European Championships	Group A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Croatia
October 2011	2011 European Championships	Group A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Latvia
October 2011	2011 European Championships	Group A	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
13 October 2011	2011 European Championships	QF	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Poland
13 October 2011	2011 European Championships	SF	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ukraine
15 October 2011	2011 European Championships	Final	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
30 August 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	Group B	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		China
1 September 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	Group B	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Brazil
3 September 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	Group B	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Rwanda
4 September 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	Group B	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Iran
5 September 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	QF	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Egypt
6 September 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	SF	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
8 September 2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	Final	London, United Kingdom	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Iran
16 September 2013	2013 European Championships	Group A	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Croatia
17 September 2013	2013 European Championships	Group A	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Serbia
19 September 2013	2013 European Championships	QF	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Netherlands
20 September 2013	2013 European Championships	SF	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ukraine
21 September 2013	2013 European Championships	Final	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:0	Russia
15 June 2014	2014 World Championships	Group C	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Kazakhstan
16 June 2014	2014 World Championships	Group C	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Brazil
17 June 2014	2014 World Championships	Group C	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Croatia
19 June 2014	2014 World Championships	QF	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
20 June 2014	2014 World Championships	SF	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Egypt
21 June 2014	2014 World Championships	Final	Elblag, Poland	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Brazil
2 October 2015	2015 European Championships	Pool B	Warendorf, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Hungary
3 October 2015	2015 European Championships	Pool B	Warendorf, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Netherlands
4 October 2015	2015 European Championships	Pool B	Warendorf, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Serbia
5 October 2015	2015 European Championships	QF	Warendorf, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Poland
6 October 2015	2015 European Championships	SF	Warendorf, Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ukraine
7 October 2015	2015 European Championships	Final	Warendorf, Germany	Germany		Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 September 2016	2016 Summer Paralympics	Group	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ukraine
12 September 2016	2016 Summer Paralympics	Group	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Iran		Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 September 2016	2016 Summer Paralympics	Group	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bosnia and Herzegovina		China
16 September 2016	2016 Summer Paralympics	SF	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Egypt		Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 September 2016	2016 Summer Paralympics	Final	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Iran
6 November 2017	2017 European Championships	Group B	Poreč, Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Georgia
7 November 2017	2017 Sitting Volleyball European Championships	Group B	Poreč, Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Hungary
8 November 2017	2017 Sitting Volleyball European Championships	Group B	Poreč, Croatia	Serbia		Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 November 2017	2017 Sitting Volleyball European Championships	QF	Poreč, Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany
10 November 2017	2017 Sitting Volleyball European Championships	SF	Poreč, Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
9 November 2017	2017 Sitting Volleyball European Championships	3rd Place	Poreč, Croatia	Croatia		Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 April 2018	2018 Men's World Super 6	Match 1	Tabriz, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina		United States
20 April 2018	2018 Men's World Super 6	Match 2	Tabriz, Iran	Iran		Bosnia
21 April 2018	2018 Men's World Super 6	Match 3	Tabriz, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Russia
22 April 2018	2018 Men's World Super 6	Match 4	Tabriz, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ukraine
23 April 2018	2018 Men's World Super 6	Match 5	Tabriz, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina
24 April 2018	2018 Men's World Super 6	3rd Place	Tabriz, Iran	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ukraine

Legend

Statistics

Most appearances – All time list

Sorted by date of birth as it is difficult to know exact number of appearances. Most appearances during career playing for Bosnia and Herz. Former Yugoslavia statistics where applicable not included.

#	Name	Age	Career
1	Ševko Nuhanović		1994–2000
2	Mirza Hrustemović		1994–1999
3	Nevzet Alić		1999–2002
4	Dževad Hamzić		1994 – present
5	Ejub Mehmedović		1999 – ?
6	Asim Medić		1997 – present
7	Nedžad Salkić		1997 – ?
8	Zikret Mahmić		1995 – ?
9	Sabahudin Delalić		1994 – present
10	Esad Durmišević		2001 – ?
11	Fikret Čaušević		1995 – ?
12	Ismet Godinjak		1994 – present
13	Hidajet Jusufović		? – ?
14	Asad Omerović		? – ?
15	Nizam Čančar		1994 – present
16	Adnan Manko		1994 – present
17	Ermin Jusufović		2001 – present
18	Safet Alibašić		2002 – present
19	Mirzet Duran		2007 – present
20	Adnan Kešmer		2011 – present
21	Brkić Jasmin		2017 – present
22	Armin Šehić		2013 – present

Multiple gold medalists at Paralympics

This is a list of multiple Paralympics gold medalists for Bosnia in sitting volleyball, listing people who have won two or more gold medals.

Athlete	Sport	Paralympics Gold	Gold	Para Silver	Silver	Para Bronze	Bronze	Total
Adnan Manko	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2000, 2008, 2016	3	–	0	5
Asim Medić	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2000, 2008, 2016	3	–	0	5
Dževad Hamzić	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2000, 2008, 2016	3	–	0	5
Ismet Godinjak	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2000, 2008, 2016	3	–	0	5
Sabahudin Delalić	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2000, 2008, 2016	3	–	0	5
Ermin Jusufović	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2008, 2016	2	–	0	4
Safet Alibašić	Sitting Volleyball	2004, 2012	2	2008, 2016	2	–	0	4

Biggest wins by Bosnia

Table sorted by points conceded in straight sets win.

#	Opponent	Result	Pts agst.	Competition
1.	Greece	3:0	15 pts	2007 European Championships
2.	Greece	3:0	20 pts	2005 European Championships
3.	Serbia	3:0	24 pts	2013 European Championships
=4.	Croatia	3:0	25 pts	2005 European Championships
=4.	Libya	3:0	25 pts	2010 World Championships
6.	Rwanda	3:0	27 pts	2012 Summer Paralympics
7.	Great Britain	3:0	29 pts	2007 European Championships
=8.	Latvia	3:0	32 pts	2003 European Championships
=8.	Brazil	3:0	32 pts	2006 World Championships
10.	Poland	3:0	33 pts	2005 European Championships
11.	Iraq	3:0	36 pts	2008 Summer Paralympics
12.	United States	3:0	40 pts	2010 World Championships
13.	Netherlands	3:0	41 pts	2015 European Championships

Biggest defeats by Bosnia

World ranking

As at 28 September 2016.
Bosnia best European rank in sitting volleyball was 1st.
At 2016 Rio Paralympics, Bosnia retained Rank at No. 1 as defending Paralympic champion.

Rank	Movement	Country	Points	Region
1		Iran	5215	Asia-Oceania
2		Brazil	4708	Pan America
3		Egypt	4523	Africa
4		Bosnia and Herzegovina	4300	Europe
5		Germany	3578	Europe

Top rivals

Rivals Bosnia predominantly meets in the finals of major competitions listed.

Bosnia–Iran rivalry

Bosnians brought an end to the Iranians' series of four Paralympic golds at Athens 2004, the two teams have met in all the finals of the Paralympic Games and world championships, except in 2014, when the Bosnians faced Brazil.
Sitting volleyball is not the only men's sport these two nations faced each other at the biggest stage of a competition. Bosnia played and beat Iran at both 2014 Soccer World Cup and 2015 Handball World Championship.

Bosnia–Germany rivalry

Bosnia since team formation has been an adversary to Germany during European sitting volleyball championships as teams have met at almost every major tournament in later stages of the finals.

Bosnia–Russia rivalry

Bosnia since team formation has been an adversary to Russia during European sitting volleyball championships as teams have met several times at major tournament finals.

Sport in popular culture

West Ham United and Croatian former soccer manager Slaven Bilić played sitting volleyball during International Paralympic Day in Split on 8 September 2011.
Sergej Barbarez met the OKI Fantomi club during the friendly sitting volleyball tournament 2006 Siemens Cup in Hamburg. Fantomi beat Germany in the final 2–0.

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