| Boccia at the 2023 European Para Championships | |
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| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Start date | 8 August |
| End date | 13 August |
Boccia at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands will be held between 8 and 13 August. There will be four men's and women's individual events, one mixed team event and two mixed pair events. [1] [2]
The winners of the mixed events will gain a qualification slot for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual BC1 | Daniel Perez  Netherlands | David Smith  Great Britain | André Ramos  Portugal |
| Men's individual BC2 | Nadav Levi  Israel | Róbert Mezík  Slovakia | Francis Rombouts  Belgium |
| Men's individual BC3 | Grigoris Polychronidis  Greece | Will Arnott Great Britain | Damian Iskrzycki  Poland |
| Men's individual BC4 | Davor Komar  Croatia | Radek Prochazka  Czech Republic | Stephen McGuire Great Britain |
| Women's individual BC1 | Amagoia Arrieta  Spain | Kinga Koza Poland | Bat-el Breitman Hacoen Israel |
| Women's individual BC2 | Chantal van Engelen Netherlands | Ana Catarina Correia Portugal | Claire Taggart Great Britain |
| Women's individual BC3 | Sonia Heckel  France | Edyta Owczarz Poland | Maria Bjurstrom  Sweden |
| Women's individual BC4 | Carla Oliveira Portugal | Alexandra Szabo  Hungary | Chrysi Morfi Metzou Greece |
| Mixed team BC1-BC2 | Netherlands | Great Britain | Portugal |
| Mixed pairs BC3 | Czech Republic | Poland | Greece |
| Mixed pairs BC4 |  Ukraine | Great Britain | Portugal |
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