Boccia was the first cerebral palsy sport to be added to the Paralympic program in the 1984 Summer Paralympics.
Australia first started participating in the 1988 Summer Paralympics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Rio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Australia was represented by a team of four athletes:
Men - Bourke Gibbons OAM, Murray Parker, Donald Turton
Women - Lynette Coleman
Australia did not win any medals. [1]
| Event | Athlete | Pool play | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Mixed Individual C1 | Lynette Coleman | 0-3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Mixed Individual C2 | Burke Gibbons | 1-2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Murray Parker | 2-1 | 2 |  Lee (KOR) L 0:7 | Did not advance | |||
| Donald Turton | 0-3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mixed Team C1-C2 | Lynette Coleman Murray Parker | 1-2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Australia represented by:
Australia did not win any medals.
Australia represented by:
The 1996 result was the best ever for an Australian team in Boccia, however they did not win any medals.
Australia represented in boccia by:
Most athletes did not progress from the first round of pool games. Scott Eslworth was the best performed athlete making the quarter-finals.
Australia did not participate
Australia did not participate
Australia did not participate
Australia selected Daniel Michel and his ramp assistant Ashlee McClure for their debut Games. Michel is the first player since the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. [2]
Team - Daniel Michel (ramp assistant Ashlee McClure), Spencer Cotie (ramp assistant Zoe Dix) and Jamieson Leeson (ramp assistant Zoe Dix). [3] Officials - Ken Halliday (Head Coach); Caroline Walker (Team Manager); Sarah Skidmore (Carer). [4]
Daniel Michel won the Bronze Medal in the Mixed individual BC3
Australian Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Detailed Results
Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – bottia. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes with severe physical disabilities. It was originally designed to be played by people with cerebral palsy but now includes athletes with other severe disabilities affecting motor skills. In 1984, it became a Paralympic sport and as of 2020, 75 boccia national organizations have joined one or more of the international organizations. Boccia is governed by the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) and is one of only two Paralympic sports that have no counterpart in the Olympic program.
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