DILLON Jerry – GBR (PVE) Jerry started playing volleyball in 1981 when he was approached by the GB National volleyball coach at Stoke Mandeville Sports Centre in England, which is where the British Amputee Sports Association held their national games. The GB coach asked him if I would be interested...

ĆOSIĆ Ivan – CRO (PVE) Ivan started playing sitting volleyball at international level in 2006 in Croatia. His first international competition was the European Championships in Nyregyhaza, HUN, in 2007. Being part of the competition and seeing the playing level of Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina inspired him to work on his...

COLLOT Isabelle FRA (PVE) Isabelle started with WOVD/World ParaVolley in 2011 at the Intercontinental Cup in Kettering (UK), as preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. She had just discovered sitting volleyball. She started playing as she could no longer play standing volleyball and fell in love with the discipline....

CHAVES Ronaldo Tadeu BRA (PVPA) Ronaldo Tadeu started with WOVD/World ParaVolley in 2006 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro when he took the International Referee Course. In WOVD/WPV the person who had the greatest influence on his development was Mr Gaby Lotan, a special person both on and off court. He...

CHODZKO-ZAJKO Maciej GBR (PVE) Maciej started with WOVD/World ParaVolley in 1989/1990. He was asked to help out as a referee in the UK, as International appointments with FIVB were not possible, as he only qualified as a referee with the English Volleyball Association in 1987 at age 33. Those who...

CAÑON REYES Geni Tunney – COL (PVPA) Geni Tunney is the ParaVolley Pan America Development Director He started working with WOVD in 2010, in preparation for Colombia’s participation in the Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games. The project had already started in 2008 in the health battalion of the Colombian army...

CAMPBELL Joseph – USA (PVPA) Joe began as a referee in regular volleyball in Misawa, Japan in 1979 while working for the US Air Force. In 1989 while living in Las Vegas, Nevada he received a phone call from the Mayor of Las Vegas asking if he would referee an...

CALLICOTT Richard OBE – GBR (PVE) Richard’s initial involvement started with WOVD back in the 1970s as President of Volleyball England when they initiated a Tournament for people with disabilities (Ray Tingley event) in London. At that time it was standing volleyball and great progress was made under the Coaching...

BLAKE Elliot – USA (PVPA) Elliot is the manager of sitting volleyball at USA Volleyball He is responsible for the identification and recruitment of athletes for training, development, and future national team consideration. He leads Sitting National Team Development Program (SNTDP), providing new athletes with the foundation of knowledge, skills...

POSTHUMOUS BANFI Jože – YUG/SLO/NED (PVE) Jože Banfi started his involvement in the Centre for Education and Rehabilitation of Physically Handicapped Children and Adolescents in Kamnik, Slovenia. As well as competing in sitting volleyball he also competed in table tennis and swimming. As an athlete he participated in two Paralympic...