Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Boccia
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Boccia, London 2012.png
Venue ExCeL
Dates2 – 8 September 2012
Competitors104
2008
2016

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.

Contents

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

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]

EventDateVenueType
CPISRA Boccia European Championship25 June – 2 July 2009 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Póvoa de Varzim [6] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship14–22 August 2009 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tsim Sha Tsui [7] [8] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia America's Cup24–29 October 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal [9] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia World Championship30 May – 10 June 2010 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Lisbon [10] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2010 Asian Para Games 12–19 December 2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Individual
2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup18–27 August 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Coleraine [11] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2011 CPISRA European Cup28 Oktober–1 November 2011 Flag of Norway.svg Hamar Individual
2011 Parapan American Games 19–27 November 2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara Individual

Qualified teams

CompetitionBC1/BC2 TeamBC3 PairsBC4 Pairs
Host NationFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking [12] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)

Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)

Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)


Participating nations

103 competitors from 21 nations competed.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)3014
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)2002
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)1113
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1001
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0303
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0112
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0112
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0101
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Totals (11 entries)77721

Medalists

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

References

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  4. About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine , GB Boccia Federation
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