| Boccia at the XIII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 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.
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.
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.
There were 88 athletes taking part in this sport.
Argentina (4)
Brazil (2)
Canada (7)
China (9)
Czech Republic (2)
Finland (3)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (3)
Hong Kong (6)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (4)
Japan (4)
New Zealand (7)
Norway (3)
Portugal (9)
Slovakia (2)
South Korea (4)
Spain (9)
Thailand (3)
United States (1)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 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual BC1 | João Paulo Fernandes Portugal | António Marques Portugal | Gabriel Shelly Ireland |
| Individual BC2 | Hoi Ying Karen Kwok Hong Kong | Nigel Murray Great Britain | Manuel Ángel Martín Spain |
| Individual BC3 | Park Keon-woo South Korea | Grigorios Polychronidis Greece | Jeong Ho-won South Korea |
| Individual BC4 | Dirceu Pinto Brazil | Leung Yuk Wing Hong Kong | Eliseu Santos Brazil |
| 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) Jeong Ho-won Park Keon-woo Shin Bo-mee | 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 |
