From the start until the upcoming PG 2024 in Paris, Egypt was always participating at the Paralympic Sitting volleyball tournament. Only time EGY men were not active at the Paralympic Tournament was in 1996. This tournament should be the last time we have seen SWE and NOR in action. NOR was playing the final, but was beaten by IRI. Out of the 12 teams, 4 teams made their debut at the Paralympics. It were the teams of UKR, RUS, ARG and KAZ. For ARG it were their only Paralympic Sitting volleyball tournament, and KAZ will be back again in 2024 in Paris.
| PARALYMPICS | SITTING VOLLEYBALL |
| Year: 1996 Location: Atlanta, USA Date: 16-25 August 1996 Total athletes: 3808 ( 2643 men & 1165 women) Number of countries: 104 Total sports: 19 Name of the mascot: Blaze Top 5 countries: 1. USA, 2. AUS, 3. GER, 4. GBR, 5. ESP | Edition: 5th men Sitting Volleyball Period: August 1996 Venue: Clayton State University Number of teams: 12 Number of countries: 12 |
| Medals | |||
| Men sitting | Gold – IRI | Silver – NOR | Bronze – FIN |
| Men standing | Gold – GER | Silver – SVK | Bronze – POL |
Blaze the phoenix was chosen as the mascot for the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games, because he is not only a symbol of renewal, perseverance and determination, but also because of the significance of the phoenix as a symbol for the city of Atlanta. Created by Trevor Stone Irvin.