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.
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| Association | National Paralympic Committee Egypt for Volleyball | ||
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| Head coach | Rudi Sonnenbichler | ||
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| Summer Paralympics | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result |  (2) 2004, 2016 | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | (2) 2006, 2010 | ||
Players
editThe 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 | |
| 2 | Tamer Morgan Khalil | 9 March 1971 | WS | |
| 3 | Yasser Saad Abd El Wahab Hassan | 14 October 1973 | SE | |
| 4 | Ashraf Zaghloul Abdel Aziz | 24 February 1974 | WS | |
| 5 | Taher Adel Elbahaey | 9 June 1972 | SE | |
| 6 | Ahmed Mohammed Soliman Khamis | 12 April 1987 | M | |
| 7 | Ahmed Mohammed Fadl | 1 March 1985 | WS | |
| 8 | Mohamed Ezzeldin Mohamed | 1 September 1992 | WS | |
| 9 | Elsayed Moussa Saad | 28 May 1979 | WS | |
| 10 | Abdel Nabi Ahmed Abdel Latif | 18 June 1972 | L | |
| 12 | Mohamed Ibrahim | 29 March 1979 | M |
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
Honours
edit| Games | Place |
|---|---|
| 6th | |
| 8th | |
| 9th | |
| 8th | |
| 4th place | |
| 4th place | |
| 6th place | |
| 5th place |
| Year | Position |
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| 7th place | |
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| 3rd place | |
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| 4th place | |
| 6th place |
Minor Tournaments
edit Sarajevo Open Championship:
- Runners-Up (1): 2006
- 4th place (1): 2016
World ranking
editAs at 28 September 2016.[3]
| Rank | Movement | Country | Points | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5215 | Asia-Oceania | ||
| 2 | 4708 | Pan America | ||
| 3 | Egypt
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4523 | Africa | |
| 4 | 4300 | Europe | ||
| 5 | 3578 | Europe |
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name | Active |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ||
| Assistant coach | ||
| Assistant coach | ||
| Therapist/Trainer |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Egypt, london2012.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Kwok Ng (26 September 2016). "Major Competitions". sittingvolleyball.omeka.net. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ worldparavolley.org. "World Ranking – Sitting Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Paralympic - Sitting Volleyball Men Egypt". Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-05.