| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Portugal |
| Born | 23 September 1971 Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Portugal |
| Sport | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sport | Boccia |
| Disability | Cerebral palsy |
| Disability class | BC2 |
| Updated on 25 November 2017 | |
Fernando Manuel da Costa Ferreira (born 23 September 1971) is a Portuguese boccia player. He has competed for his country and won medals at several Summer Paralympics.
Ferreira won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, a silver at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, both in the mixed individual C2 event. He then won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in the Team C1-C2 event, and a bronze at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the mixed team event. [1] [2]
Ferreira competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a bronze medal in the BC2 event and gold medal as part of the team BC1-2 competition with a victory over New Zealand. [3] [4] He continued to compete at successive Paralympic Games, [5] where he won a silver medal in the team event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. [6] [7] , but failed to win a medal at the 2012 Games in London, England. [8]
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, his last, Ferreira was named on the mixed boccia team once again. They qualified out of the group stage following a loss to Argentina followed by victories over Slovakia and Brazil. They were beaten 8–5 by Japan in the semi-final, [9] resulting in a rematch against Argentina in the bronze medal match. Despite the earlier 1–7 loss, they defeated Argentina 6–2 to win the bronze medal. [10]
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