| Boccia at the XI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Boccia | |
| Competitors | 64 from 14 nations |
Boccia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of individual, pairs, and team events. Men and women competed together.
| Boccia at the XI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Boccia | |
| Competitors | 64 from 14 nations |
Boccia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of individual, pairs, and team events. Men and women competed together.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Argentina (6)
Australia (6)
Austria (4)
Belgium (2) Canada (6)
Czech Republic (2) Great Britain (4) Ireland (6)
New Zealand (4)
Norway (4) Portugal (6) South Korea (4) Spain (6)
United States (4)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed individual BC1 | Gabriel Shelly  Ireland | Antonio Cid  Spain | Francisco Beltran Spain |
| Mixed individual BC2 | Nigel Murray  Great Britain | Lee Jin-woo  South Korea | Jesus Fraile Spain |
| Mixed individual BC3 | José Macedo  Portugal | Armando Costa Portugal | Paul Gauthier  Canada |
| Mixed pairs BC3 | Ireland (IRL) Margaret Grant John Cronin | Spain (ESP) Yolanda Martin Santiago Pesquera | Canada (CAN) Alison Kabush Paul Gauthier |
| Mixed team BC1-BC2 | South Korea (KOR) Goo Keun-hoo Kim Hae-ryung Lee Jin-woo Lee Jung-ho | Spain (ESP) Jesus Fraile Alvaro Galan Francisco Beltran Antonio Cid | Portugal (POR) Luis Belchior António Marques Fernando Ferreira Pedro Silva |
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.
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.
Nigel Patrick Murray is a British Paralympic athlete. He is twelve time English National Champion and seven time British Champion and multiple Paralympic medal winner in the sport of boccia.
Boccia has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1984 Games in New York City and Stoke Mandeville. Five boccia events were held at those games, two for men, two for women, and one mixed event where men and women competed together. Since then, all boccia events at the Paralympics have been mixed. Athletes in this sport have cerebral palsy and are given a classification according to the extent of their disability. There were originally two classes, C1 and C2, with C1 corresponding to those with more severe impairment. In 1996 a "C1 with aid device" class was added, and in 2000 the system was changed to have four classes, BC1 through BC4.
Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 2 September to 8 September, with a maximum of 104 athletes competing in seven events. There were four individual events, two pair events, and one team event.
Zoe Robinson is a British boccia player who won a gold medal in the Team BC1–2 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. She went on to win a bronze in the same event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, UK.
Tom Leahy is a paralympic athlete from Ireland competing mainly in category BC2 Boccia events and F32 throwing events. Leahy competed in eight Paralympic Games. He won three Paralympic gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals.
BC1 is a Paralympic boccia classification. The class is open to people with several different types of disabilities, including cerebral palsy. BC1 players have events open to them in boccia on the Paralympic Games program.
BC2 is a Paralympic boccia classification. The class is open to people with several different types of disabilities, including cerebral palsy. BC2 players have events open to them in boccia on the Paralympic Games program.
Boccia classification is the classification system governing boccia, a sport designed specifically for people with disabilities. Classification is handled by Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association. There are four classifications for this sport. All four classes are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games.
Manuel Ángel Martín Pérez is a Spanish boccia player who is also known as Manolo Martín. He has cerebral palsy and is a BC2 type athlete.
José María Dueso Villar is a Spanish boccia player, who has represented the country internationally at the Paralympic Games.
José Manuel Rodríguez Vázquez is a Spanish boccia player, who has represented the country internationally at the Paralympic Games. Vazquez won a gold medal in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.
Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held in Riocentro, in the Barra district of Rio de Janeiro in September 2016, with a maximum of 104 athletes competing in seven events. The programme consisted of four individual events, two pairs events, and one team event, spread across four classifications.
Slovakia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Daniel Michel is an Australian boccia player. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He won the bronze medal in the Mixed B3 at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Worawut Saengampa is a Thai boccia player who represented Thailand at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. He, along with his 3 teammates, won a gold medal in Boccia in the Mixed Team BC1–2 event. He also won another silver medal in the individual event.
Pornchok Larpyen is a Thai boccia player who represented Thailand at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. He won two bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, one in the Pairs BC4 event and another in the Individual BC4 event.
Zhang Qi is a Chinese boccia player competing in the BC1 classification.
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