Boccia
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL
Dates2 – 8 September
Competitors104
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Boccia at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Individual
BC1
BC2
BC3
BC4
Team
BC1–2
Pairs
BC3
BC4

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.

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]

Event Date Venue Type
CPISRA Boccia European Championship 25 June – 2 July 2009 Portugal Póvoa de Varzim[6] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship 14–22 August 2009 Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui[7][8] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia America's Cup 24–29 October 2009 Canada Montreal[9] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia World Championship 30 May – 10 June 2010 Portugal Lisbon[10] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2010 Asian Para Games 12–19 December 2010 China Guangzhou Individual
2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup 18–27 August 2011 United Kingdom Coleraine[11] Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2011 CPISRA European Cup 28 Oktober–1 November 2011 Norway Hamar Individual
2011 Parapan American Games 19–27 November 2011 Mexico Guadalajara Individual

Qualified teams

Competition BC1/BC2 Team BC3 Pairs BC4 Pairs
Host Nation  Great Britain (GBR)  Great Britain (GBR)  Great Britain (GBR)
CPISRA Boccia Teams and Pairs World Ranking[12]  South Korea (KOR)

 Thailand (THA)
 Spain (ESP)
 Japan (JPN)
 Portugal (POR)
 China (CHN)
 Brazil (BRA)
 Ireland (IRL)
 Canada (CAN)
 Argentina (ARG)
 Hong Kong (HKG)

 Greece (GRE)

 Portugal (POR)
 Belgium (BEL)
 Japan (JPN)
 South Korea (KOR)
 Canada (CAN)
 Thailand (THA)

  Brazil (BRA)

 Thailand (THA)
 Czech Republic (CZE)
 Hong Kong (HKG)
 Canada (CAN)
 Slovakia (SVK)
 Portugal (POR)


Participating nations

103 competitors from 21 nations competed.

Medal summary

Medal table

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

Medalists

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

References

  1. ^ "Paralympics - Paralympic Games History, Overview, Committee". london2012.com. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Boccia: 12 Facts for London 2012". 2012 Summer Paralympics. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ^ Classes & Classification Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Boccia Australia
  4. ^ About Boccia Archived 15 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, GB Boccia Federation
  5. ^ a b Boccia - London 2012 Paralympic Games Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
  6. ^ European Boccia Championship, twitdoc.com
  7. ^ Singapore Wins Silver at the 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), 19 August 2009
  8. ^ 3rd Asia and South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
  9. ^ Boccia America's Cup Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca
  10. ^ Boccia Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Athletes With A Disability
  11. ^ Boccia Schedule, Official site of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
  12. ^ "Boccia World Rank List" (PDF). CPISRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

External links

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