Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Boccia at the XIII Paralympic Games | |
.svg.png) Paralympic Boccia | |
| 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.
Classfication
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
Qualification
There were 88 athletes (at least 20 females) taking part in this sport.
Qualification Slots
| Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| BC1 | BC2 | BC3 | BC4 |
| Team | |||
| BC1–2 | |||
| Pairs | |||
| BC3 | BC4 | ||
- "√" means the team won the slot for the event[1]
| NPC | Team | Pairs BC3 | Pairs BC4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain |
√ | ||
 Portugal |
√ | √ | √ |
 Spain |
√ | √ | √ |
 New Zealand |
√ | √ | |
 Hong Kong |
√ | √ | |
 Ireland |
√ | ||
 Norway |
√ | ||
 Argentina |
√ | ||
 Canada |
√ | √ | |
 Japan |
√ | ||
 Finland |
√ | ||
 China |
√ | √ | √ |
 South Korea |
√ | ||
 Thailand |
√ | ||
 Greece |
√ | ||
 Hungary |
√ | ||
 Czech Republic |
√ | ||
 Brazil |
√ | ||
 Slovakia |
√ | ||
| Total | 12 | 8 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 8 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual BC1 |
João Paulo Fernandes Portugal (POR) |
Antonio Marques Portugal (POR) |
Gabriel Shelly Ireland (IRL) |
| Individual BC2 |
Hoi Ying Karen Kwok Hong Kong (HKG) |
Nigel Murray Great Britain (GBR) |
Manuel Ángel Martín Spain (ESP) |
| Individual BC3 |
Keon-Woo Park South Korea (KOR) |
Grigorios Polychronidis Greece (GRE) |
Ho-Won Jeong South Korea (KOR) |
| Individual BC4 |
Dirceu Pinto Brazil (BRA) |
Yuk Wing Leung Hong Kong (HKG) |
Eliseu Santos Brazil (BRA) |
| Team BC1-2 |
Great Britain (GBR) Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith |
Portugal (POR) João Paulo Fernandes Fernando Ferreira Cristina Gonçalves António Marques |
Spain (ESP) Francisco Javier Beltrán Pedro Cordero Manuel Ángel Martín José Vaquerizo |
| Pairs BC3 |
South Korea (KOR) Ho-Won Jeong Keon-Woo Park Bo-Mee Shin |
Spain (ESP) Yolanda Martín Santiago Pesquera José Manuel Rodríguez Vazquez |
Portugal (POR) Armando Costa Mário Peixoto Eunice Raimundo |
| Pairs BC4 |
Brazil (BRA) Dirceu Pinto Eliseu Santos |
Portugal (POR) Fernando Pereira Bruno Valentim |
Czech Republic (CZE) Ladislav Kratina Radek Prochazka |
References
- "Schedules and Results - Boccia". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
External links
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