ZHANG Jun Min – GBR (PVE) Jamie started with WOVD/World ParaVolley in the United Kingdom in 2007. Those who influenced his development in the sport include Pavel Mustafin, his original mentor in classification, and Louise Ashcroft, who motivated him to keep progressing in the field of anti-doping. Her enthusiasm and...

ZAMIR Hagai – ISR (PVE) Hagai started with ISOD/WOVD in 1974 after suffering a war injury at age 24. Event involvement: 1973 Austria – European Championships – Setter – Bronze Medal 1976 Germany – European and World Championships – Setter – Gold Medal 1976 Canada – Paralympic Games – Setter...

VAN der HAAR-KRAMP Karin – NED (PVE) Volleyball was Karin’s sport and when she lost her left arm at age 16, she thought she can still do a lot and play volleyball. In the Netherlands, she was the role model for arm amputated children and adults. She started with WOVD/WPV...

URNAUT Adolf – SLO (PVE) Adi was introduced to sitting volleyball by players Davorin Kragelnik and Vlado Homan, members of the Yugoslavian national team, when they invited him to join their training sessions in 1988, when they were preparing themselves for the Paralympic Games. He found the sport very attractive...

TU Weiping – AUS (PVAO) In 1996 Weiping was requested by Glenn Stewart to form an Australian Sitting Volleyball team. He was elected the Development Director of Asia Oceania Volleyball for Disabled Federation – AOCVD (Now PVAO) in 2006, a post he still holds. He really started with WOVD/WPV when...

SZATMARI Dora – HUN (PVE) Szatmari Dora started with WOVD/WPV in Nyíregyhaza, Hungary in 2006 as a trainee classifier. “Those who contributed to my development include my classifier colleagues who inspired me to always aim at excellence, and Toralv Thorkildsen former ParaVolley Europe President by showing a good example with...

STINISSEN Elvira Johanna – NED – (PVE) Elvira was born with one leg that was too short and small, but never wanted to compete in disabled sports. When she was 20 years old she started realising that if she wanted more out of sports she had to change her perspective....

STEWART Glenn – AUS (PVAO) Glenn attended the World Championships in I. R. Iran in 1998 as Assistant Coach of the Australian Sitting Volleyball Team and was elected as AOZVD Treasurer at the General Assembly. He became more heavily involved in World ParaVolley in 2016 because Australia did not have...

POSTHUMOUS TOMIČ Štefka – SLO (PVE) Štefka Tomič started to play volleyball in club ŠD Samorastnik and the Slovenian national team in 1996 afterMedal winning International Player (1997- present), Awards from Slovenian Association for Sport for the Disabled and Slovenian Olympic Committee; work in the field of event organisation, at...

POSTHUMOUS ŠTEFÁK Juraj – SVK (PVE) Juraj started as Team Medical Doctor (MD) for the Slovak National Team in 1994 after he met national coach Mrs Hankova and additionally he became a WOVD International Classifier in the mid 90s. He attended many World Championships, World Cups, European Championships and two...