Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Boccia
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue ExCeL
Dates 2 – 8 September 2012
Competitors 104
Boccia at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Individual
BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4
Team
BC1–2
Pairs
BC3 BC4

Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in the ExCeL from 2 September to 8 September, with a maximum of 104 athletes (80 men, 24 women) competing in seven events.[2] There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.

Classification

When competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability.[3][4]

Events

Mixed

  • Individual
    • BC1
    • BC2
    • BC3
    • BC4

  • Team
    • BC1/BC2

  • Pairs
    • BC3
    • BC4

Qualification

The athlete quota for boccia is 104 athletes, 80 men and 24 women. Each National Paralympic Committee (NPC) can have up to a maximum of nine athletes (one team of four, one pair of three, and one pair of two) in team and pair events, and 12 in individual events. Athletes must be on the CPISRA Boccia Individual World Ranking List, to be eligible for selection. Athletes who wish to qualify for the Paralympics need to be on the ranking list closing 31 December 2011.[5]

Qualification timeline

[5]

Event Date Venue Type
CPISRA Boccia European Championship June 25–July 2, 2009 Portugal Póvoa de Varzim[6] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship August 14–22, 2009 Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui[7][8] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia America's Cup October 24–29, 2009 Canada Montreal[9] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia World Championship May 30 – June 10, 2010 Portugal Lisbon[10] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2010 Asian Para Games December 12–19, 2010 China Guangzhou Individual
2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup August 18–27, 2011 United Kingdom Coleraine[11] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2011 CPISRA European Cup 28 Oktober–1 November 2011 Norway Hamar Individual
2011 Parapan American Games November 19–27, 2011 Mexico Guadalajara Individual

Qualified teams

Competition BC1/BC2 Team BC3 Pairs BC4 Pairs
Host Nation  Great Britain (GBR)  Great Britain (GBR)  Great Britain (GBR)
CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking[12]  South Korea (KOR)

 Thailand (THA)
 Spain (ESP)
 Japan (JPN)
 Portugal (POR)
 China (CHN)
 Brazil (BRA)
 Ireland (IRL)
 Canada (CAN)
 Argentina (ARG)
 Hong Kong (HKG)

 Greece (GRE)

 Portugal (POR)
 Belgium (BEL)
 Japan (JPN)
 South Korea (KOR)
 Canada (CAN)
 Thailand (THA)

 Brazil (BRA)

 Thailand (THA)
 Czech Republic (CZE)
 Hong Kong (HKG)
 Canada (CAN)
 Slovakia (SVK)
 Portugal (POR)

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Brazil (BRA) 3 0 1 4
2  Thailand (THA) 2 0 0 2
3  South Korea (KOR) 1 1 2 2
4  Greece (GRE) 1 0 0 1
5  China (CHN) 0 3 0 3
6  Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 1 2
6  Portugal (POR) 0 1 1 2
8  Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 0 1
8  Belgium (BEL) 0 0 1 1
10  Canada (CAN) 0 0 1 1
10  Norway (NOR) 0 0 1 1
Total 7 7 8 21

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual BC1
Pattaya Tadtong
 Thailand
David Smith
 Great Britain
Roger Aandalen
 Norway
Individual BC2
Maciel Sousa Santos
 Brazil
Yan Zhiqiang
 China
So-Yeong Jeong
 South Korea
Individual BC3
Ye-Jin Choi
 South Korea
Ho-Won Jeong
 South Korea
José Macedo
 Portugal
Individual BC4
Dirceu Pinto
 Brazil
Yuansen Zheng
 China
Eliseu dos Santos
 Brazil
Team BC1–2
 Thailand (THA)
Witsanu Huadpradit
Mongkol Jitsa-Ngiem
Pattaya Tadtong
Watcharaphon Vongsa
 China (CHN)
Zhiqiang Yan
Weibo Yuan
Qi Zhang
Kai Zhong
 Great Britain (GBR)
Dan Bentley
Nigel Murray
Zoe Robinson
David Smith
Pairs BC3
 Greece (GRE)
Maria-Eleni Kordali
Nikolaos Pananos
Grigorios Polychronidis
 Portugal (POR)
Armando Costa
José Macedo
Luis Silva
 Belgium (BEL)
Pieter Cilissen
Kirsten de Laender
Pieter Verlinden
Pairs BC4
 Brazil (BRA)
Dirceu Pinto
Eliseu dos Santos
 Czech Republic (CZE)
Radek Procházka
Leoš Lacina
 Canada (CAN)
Marco Dispaltro
Josh Vander Vies

References

  1. http://www.london2012.com/boccia
  2. Boccia, Official site of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
  3. Classes & Classification, Boccia Australia
  4. About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine., GB Boccia Federation
  5. 1 2 Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine., Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
  6. European Boccia Championship, twitdoc.com
  7. Singapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), August 19, 2009
  8. 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
  9. Boccia America's Cup Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine., ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca
  10. Boccia Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Australian Athletes With A Disability
  11. Boccia Schedule, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
  12. "Boccia World Rank List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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