Egypt men's national sitting volleyball team
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AssociationNational Paralympic Committee Egypt for Volleyball
Head coachRudi Sonnenbichler
Appearances11 (First in 1980)
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| Association | National Paralympic Committee Egypt for Volleyball | ||
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| Head coach | Rudi Sonnenbichler | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Summer Paralympics | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result |  (2004, 2016, 2024) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result |  (2006, 2010) | ||
The Egypt men's national sitting volleyball team represents Egypt in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the newcomers in the sport. Egypt have appeared in several Paralympic and World Championships semi finals.
The following is the Egypt roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Head coach: Mansour El Mohamdy
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hesham Abdelmaksod | 2 February 1975 | M |  El Houreya |
| 2 | Tamer Morgan Khalil | 9 March 1971 | WS | El Houreya |
| 3 | Yasser Saad Abd El Wahab Hassan | 14 October 1973 | SE | Police Sports Club Association |
| 4 | Ashraf Zaghloul Abdel Aziz | 24 February 1974 | WS | Police Sports Club Association |
| 5 | Taher Adel Elbahaey | 9 June 1972 | SE | El Houreya |
| 6 | Ahmed Mohammed Soliman Khamis | 12 April 1987 | M | Club Alexandria Petroleum |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohammed Fadl | 1 March 1985 | WS | Club Alexandria Petroleum |
| 8 | Mohamed Ezzeldin Mohamed | 1 September 1992 | WS | Club Alexandria Petroleum |
| 9 | Elsayed Moussa Saad | 28 May 1979 | WS | Police Sports Club Association |
| 10 | Abdel Nabi Ahmed Abdel Latif | 18 June 1972 | L | Police Sports Club Association |
| 12 | Mohamed Ibrahim | 29 March 1979 | M | Police Sports Club Association |
Egypt roster in 2016:
- 1 (S) ELSHWIKH Hesham (C) - Outside Hitter
- 3 KHATER Shaaban - Outside Hitter
- 4 (S) ABDALLA Ashraf - Opposite Spiker
- 5 ZEID Mohamed - Setter
- 6 (S) SOLIMAN Ahmed - Middle Block
- 7 AMER Ahmed - Outside Hitter
- 8 MASSOUD Hossam - Setter
- 9 (S) MOUSSA Elsayed - Outside Hitter
- 10 (S) ABDELLATIF Abdelnaby - Libero
- 11 EID Sabry - Outside Hitter
- 12 (S) ABOUELYAZEID Mohamed - Middle Block
- 14 (S) ABOUELKHIR Metawa - Outside Hitter
Results
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
- Green border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.[2]
Paralympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1976 Toronto |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1980 Arnhem |
Group stage | 6th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
 1984 New York |
Group stage | 8th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
 1988 Seoul |
Group stage | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
 1992 Barcelona |
Group stage | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1996 Atlanta |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2000 Sydney |
Semi-final | 4th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 6 | ||
 2004 Athens |
Semi-final | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | ||
 2008 Beijing |
Semi-final | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
 2012 London |
Quarter-final | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
 2016 Rio |
Semi-final | 3rd place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ||
 2020 Tokyo |
Group stage | 5th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
 2024 Paris |
Semi-final | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | ||
| Total | 3 Medals | 11/13 | 61 | 28 | 33 | 98 | 111 | ||
World Championships
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
 1998 Tehran | 7th place |
| 2002 Cairo | 4th place |
| 2006 Roermond | 3rd place |
| 2010 Edmond | 3rd place |
 2014 Elbląg | 4th place |
| 2018 Arnhem | 6th place |
Minor Tournaments
Sarajevo Open Championship:
- Runners-Up (1): 2006
- 4th place (1): 2016
World ranking
As at 28 September 2016.[3]
| Rank | Movement | Country | Points | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
5215 | Asia-Oceania | |
| 2 | |
4708 | Pan America | |
| 3 |  1 |
Egypt |
4523 | Africa |
| 4 |  1 |
4300 | Europe | |
| 5 | |
3578 | Europe |