| Boccia at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Boccia | |
Boccia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of three events.
| Boccia at the VIII Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Boccia | |
Boccia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of three events.
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed individual C1 | Yun Kang-no  South Korea | Henrik Jorgensen  Denmark | João Alves  Portugal |
| Mixed individual C2 | Thomas Leahy  Ireland | Lee Jin-woo South Korea | Fernando Ferreira Portugal |
| Mixed team C1–C2 | Portugal (POR) João Alves António Marques Maria Melo | South Korea (KOR) Choi Koh-dong Jung Yu-seok Yun Kang-no | Denmark (DEN) Lone Bak-Pedersen Henrik Jorgensen Mansoor Siddiqi |
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