Dzevad Hamzic

Started: He began playing sitting volleyball in 1996. (nezavisne.com, 12 Dec 2016) Reason: His participation in the sport was a form of rehabilitation from his injury. "Sport is the best way of rehabilitation and socialisation for people with an impairment, no matter which discipline it is." (balcanicaucaso.org, 13 Sep 2012) Milestones: He is one of five Bosnia and Herzegovina players [along with Adnan Manko, Asim Medic, Ismet Godinjak and Sabahudin Delalic] to have won six career Paralympic medals in the sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024) Awards: He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Men's EuroLeague. (ParaVolley Europe Facebook page, 19 Jun 2023) In 2023 he received the Distinguished Service award from World ParaVolley. (World ParaVolley Instagram profile, 24 Apr 2023) 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) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES He has served as president of the SDI Spid club in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (sport1.oslobodjenje.ba, 14 Sep 2017)