HAMZIĆ Dževad – BIH (PVE)

Dževad started playing at the Spid sitting volleyball club in 1996. The previous year, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whilst serving in the Bosnian army, he stepped on a mine in Nišići (village near Sarajevo). He started training for sitting volleyball primarily for rehabilitation after his leg amputation and suffering visual impairment.

As an International player for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dževad was involved in the following events:

1998 – Tehran, IR Iran – World Championships – Bronze medal
1999 – Sarajevo, BIH – European Championships – Gold medal
2000 – Sydney, Australia – Paralympic Games – Silver medal
2001 – Sarospatak, Hungary – European Championships – Gold medal
2002 – Cairo, Egypt – World Championships – Gold medal
2003 – Laperanta, Finland – European Championships – Gold medal
2004 – Athens, Greece – Paralympic Games – Gold medal
2005 – Leverkusen, Germany – European Championships – Gold medal
2006 – Roermond, the Netherlands – World Championships – Gold medal
2007 – Nyiregyháza, Hungary – European Championships – Gold medal
2008 – Ismailia, Egypt – Intercontinental Cup – Bronze medal
2008 – Beijing, China – Paralympic Games – Silver medal
2009 – Elblag, Poland – European Championships – Silver medal
2010 – Edmond, USA – World Championships – Silver medal
2011 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – European Championships – Gold medal
2012 – London, England – Paralympic Games – Gold medal
2013 – Elblag, Poland – European Championships – Gold medal
2014 – Elblag, Poland – World Championships – Gold medal
2015 – Warendorf, Germany – European Championships – Gold medal
2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Paralympic Games – Silver medal
2017 – Poreč, Croatia – European Championships – Bronze medal
2018 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – World Championships – Silver medal
2019 – Budapest, Hungary – European Championships – Silver medal
2021 – Assen, Netherlands – Golden Nations League – Gold medal
2021 – Tokyo, Japan – Paralympic Games – Bronze medal
2021 – Kemer, Turkey – European Championships – Gold medal
2022 – Sarajevo, BIH – Golden Nations League – Gold medal
2022 – Sarajevo, BIH – World Championships – Silver medal

Awards received in addition to those listed above:

Sixth of April Award of the City of Sarajevo – The Sixth of April Sarajevo Award is the highest decoration given by the city of Sarajevo. Recipients are awarded for their continuous work and achievements in the fields of science, business, education, technology, health care, art, sports, and human rights. The award is given annually by the City Assembly of Sarajevo.
Golden Lily Plaque
The best setter in Europe in 2007, Nijerhaza, Hungary – European Championship
Bosnia and Herzegovina Athlete of the Year 2007.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Athlete of the Year 2016.
In 2020 he received a Recognition Award from the World ParaVolley Federation. The honour acknowledges the recipient’s significant contribution towards and development of sitting volleyball.

Official Post held:

Expert advisor for sports at the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton

HAMZIĆ Dževad, as an outstanding athlete and role model, playing for a world leading team, was nominated by BIH Association of Sitting Volleyball President Hajrudin Zekic.