Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens. Contestants were categorised as follows:

  • BC1: players with cerebral palsy, competing with the help of an aide, who can only adjust the playing chair and give a ball to the player.
  • BC2: players with cerebral palsy not requiring an aide.
  • BC3: players with a very severe locomotor dysfunction, using an assistive device and assisted by an aide, who will remain in the player's box but who must keep his/her back to the court and eyes averted from play.
  • BC4: players with other locomotor disabilities, without an aide.

Boccia
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Boccia
VenueAno Liossia Olympic Hall
Dates23–28 September
Competitors84 from 18 nations

Participating countries

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Portugal (POR)2316
2 Hong Kong (HKG)2002
3 Spain (ESP)1225
4 Canada (CAN)1012
 South Korea (KOR)1012
6 New Zealand (NZL)0101
 Norway (NOR)0101
8 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (9 entries)77721

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual BC1
João Paulo Fernandes
 Portugal
Roger Aandalen
 Norway
Pattaya Tadtong
 Thailand
Individual BC2
José Javier Curto
 Spain
Pedro Silva
 Portugal
Fernando Ferreira
 Portugal
Individual BC3
Paul Gauthier
 Canada
Santiago Pesquera
 Spain
An Myung-hoon
 South Korea
Individual BC4
Yuk Wing Leung
 Hong Kong
Bruno Valentim
 Portugal
Jose Maria Dueso
 Spain
Team BC1/BC2
 Portugal (POR)
João Paulo Fernandes
Fernando Ferreira
Cristina Gonçalves
António Marques
 New Zealand (NZL)
Ross Flood
Jeremy Morriss
Liam Sanders
Maurice Toon
 Spain (ESP)
Francisco Javier Beltran
Antonio Cid Cortes
Pedro Cordero
José Javier Curto
Pairs BC3
 South Korea (KOR)
An Myung-hoon
Park Seong-hyeon
 Spain (ESP)
Santiago Pesquera
José Manuel Rodríguez
 Canada (CAN)
Paul Gauthier
Alison Kabush
Pairs BC4
 Hong Kong (HKG)
Yan Chi Lau
Yuk Wing Leung
 Portugal (POR)
Fernando de Oliveira Pereira
Bruno Valentim
 Hungary (HUN)
Dezső Béres
József Gyurkota

References

"Medallists: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Boccia". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

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