Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC3

Boccia – Individual BC3
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Boccia – Individual BC3; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL London
Dates	5 September 2012 – 8 September 2012
Competitors	24 from 14 nations
Medalists
	←2008 2016→

Last updated March 21, 2022

The individual BC3 boccia event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is being contested from 5 to 8 September at ExCeL London.

Seeding matches

Three preliminary matches were held to determine the participants' seed for the tournament bracket.

Match 53

1	Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)	4

2	Johnny Cronin (IRL)	6

Match 54

1	Daniele Martins (BRA)	6

2	Christoffer Hagdahl (SWE)	2

Match 55

1	Keita Kato (JPN)	1

2	Austin Hanson (USA)	6

Draw

Finals

Semifinals		Gold medal match

Jeong Ho-won (KOR)	2*
José Macedo (POR)	2
		Jeong Ho-won (KOR)	3
		Choi Ye-jin (KOR)	4
Choi Ye-jin (KOR)	8
Kim Han-soo (KOR)	0	Bronze medal match

		José Macedo (POR)	3
		Kim Han-soo (KOR)	2

5th–8th place matches

Semifinals		5th–6th place match

Armando Costa (POR)	1
Grigorios Polychronidis (GRE)	4
		Grigorios Polychronidis (GRE)	3*
		Kirsten de Laender (BEL)	3
Kirsten de Laender (BEL)	5
Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)	2	7th–8th place match

		Armando Costa (POR)	2
		Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)	2*

Top half

First round			Second round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals

				Jeong Ho-won (KOR)	6

				Scott McCowan (GBR)	1
	Scott McCowan (GBR)	11

	José Rodríguez Vázquez (ESP)	0
							Jeong Ho-won (KOR)	5

							Armando Costa (POR)	1
	Daniele Martins (BRA)	7

	Tanimpat Visaratanunta (THA)	2
				Daniele Martins (BRA)	1

				Armando Costa (POR)	11



										Jeong Ho-won (KOR)	2

										José Macedo (POR)	2



				Kirsten de Laender (BEL)	8

				Sandra Pena Cortes (ESP)	2
	Christoffer Hagdahl (SWE)	2

	Sandra Pena Cortes (ESP)	3
							Kirsten de Laender (BEL)	1

							José Macedo (POR)	4
	Paul Gauthier (CAN)	7

	Austin Hanson (USA)	1
				Paul Gauthier (CAN)	5

				José Macedo (POR)	7

Bottom half

First round			Second round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals

				Grigorios Polychronidis (GRE)	5

				Jacob Thomas (GBR)	1
	Veronica Pamies Morera (ESP)	1

	Jacob Thomas (GBR)	8
							Grigorios Polychronidis (GRE)	2

							Choi Ye-jin (KOR)	7
	Choi Ye-jin (KOR)	10

	Nikolaos Pananos (GRE)	0
				Choi Ye-jin (KOR)	10

				Luis Silva (POR)	1



										Choi Ye-jin (KOR)	8

										Kim Han-soo (KOR)	0



				Johnny Cronin (IRL)	1

				Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)	7
	Monica Martino (CAN)	2

	Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)	5
							Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)	3

							Kim Han-soo (KOR)	3*
	Pieter Cilissen (BEL)	5

	Keita Kato (JPN)	1
				Pieter Cilissen (BEL)	2

				Kim Han-soo (KOR)	5

Final ranking

	Choi Ye-jin (KOR)
	Jeong Ho-won (KOR)
	José Macedo (POR)
4	Kim Han-soo (KOR)
5	Grigorios Polychronidis (GRE)
6	Kirsten de Laender (BEL)
7	Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha (SIN)
8	Armando Costa (POR)

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References

"Mixed Individual BC3". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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