Adnan Manko

Started: He began playing sitting volleyball in 1994. (scsport.ba, 31 May 2013) Reason: "One of my neighbours played sitting volleyball before the [Bosnian] war and invited me to start training. Never before in my life had I played volleyball, but after just a few training sessions I loved the sport." (scsport.ba, 31 May 2013) Milestones: He is one of five Bosnia and Herzegovina players [along with Asim Medic, Dzevad Hamzic, Ismet Godinjak and Sabahudin Delalic] to have won six career Paralympic medals in the sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024) Awards: In 2020 he received a Recognition Award from World ParaVolley. The honour acknowledges the recipient's significant contribution towards and development of sitting volleyball. (worldparavolley.org, 24 Apr 2020) In 2008 and 2015 he was named Para Athlete of the Year in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (avaz.ba, 20 Jan 2016; klix.ba, 23 Dec 2008) He was named Best Defender at the 2002 World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. (zsis.si, 01 Jan 2004)