During these Paralympic Game there was the start of the women sitting volleyball with 6 teams. It was also the first time without Dutch men team. Debut for the host country GRE men team, but no GRE women team. In the men tournament 8 teams were participating. Again was the final men BIH-IRI but this time BIH became the winner. CHN women team were winning all their matches in this tournament and became the first Women Paralympic sitting volleyball champion.
| PARALYMPICS | SITTING VOLLEYBALL |
| Year: 2004 Location: Athens-Greece Date: 17-28 September 2004 Total athletes: 3808 (2643 men & 1165 women) Number of countries: 135 Total sports: 19 sports Name of the mascot: Proteas Top 5 countries: 1.CHN 2.GBR 3.CAN 4. USA 5. AUS | Edition: 7th men SV Edition: 1st women SV Period: 21-27 September 2004 Venue: China agricultural University Gymnasium Number of teams: 8 men & 6 women Number of countries: 12 (when women start participating in 2004) CHN and JPN were having a men and women team in the SV competition. |
| Medals | |||
| Men | Gold-IRI | Silver-BIH | Bronze-RUS |
| Women | Gold-CHN | Silver-NED | Bronze-USA |
The mascot at the 2004 Games in Athens was a seahorse called Proteas. Named after the mythologic sea-god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, Proteus. Created to symbolize strength, pursuit, inspiration and celebration. Designer Spyros Gogos.