Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Boccia at the XIII Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Beijing National Convention Center |
Dates | 7–12 September 2008 |
Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events. The competitions were held in the Beijing National Convention Center from September 7 to September 12.
Classification[]
Boccia players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. The boccia classifications were BC1 through BC4.
Events[]
For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or more of the above classifications. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.
- Mixed singles
- BC1
- BC2
- BC3
- BC4
- Mixed team
- BC1–2
- Mixed pairs
- BC3
- BC4
Participating countries[]
There were 88 athletes taking part in this sport.
- Argentina (4)
- Brazil (2)
- Canada (7)
- China (9)
- Czech Republic (2)
- Finland (3)
- Great Britain (4)
- Greece (3)
- Hong Kong (6)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (4)
- Japan (4)
- New Zealand (7)
- Norway (3)
- Portugal (9)
- Slovakia (2)
- South Korea (4)
- Spain (9)
- Thailand (3)
- United States (1)
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medalists[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual BC1 |
João Paulo Fernandes Portugal |
Portugal |
Gabriel Shelly Ireland |
Individual BC2 |
Hong Kong |
Nigel Murray Great Britain |
Manuel Ángel Martín Spain |
Individual BC3 |
South Korea |
Grigorios Polychronidis Greece |
Jeong Ho-won South Korea |
Individual BC4 |
Dirceu Pinto Brazil |
Yuk Wing Leung Hong Kong |
Eliseu Santos Brazil |
Team BC1-2 |
Great Britain (GBR) Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith |
Portugal (POR) João Paulo Fernandes Cristina Gonçalves |
Spain (ESP) Francisco Javier Beltrán Pedro Cordero Manuel Ángel Martín José Vaquerizo |
Pairs BC3 |
South Korea (KOR) Jeong Ho-won |
Spain (ESP) Yolanda Martín Santiago Pesquera José Manuel Rodríguez Vazquez |
Portugal (POR) |
Pairs BC4 |
Brazil (BRA) Dirceu Pinto Eliseu Santos |
Portugal (POR) |
Czech Republic (CZE) Radek Prochazka |
References[]
- "Schedules and Results - Boccia". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
External links[]
- Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia at the Summer Paralympics
- 2008 Summer Paralympics events
- 2008 in bowls