Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Boccia at the XII Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Ano Liossia Olympic Hall |
Dates | 23–28 September |
Competitors | 84 from 18 nations |
Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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Individual | |
BC1 | |
BC2 | |
BC3 | |
BC4 | |
Team | |
BC1–2 | |
Pairs | |
BC3 | |
BC4 | |
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.
Participating countries
- Argentina (5)
- Austria (4)
- Canada (8)
- Czech Republic (2)
- Denmark (4)
- Great Britain (4)
- Greece (4)
- Hong Kong (6)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (6)
- New Zealand (6)
- Norway (4)
- Portugal (9)
- Slovakia (2)
- South Korea (2)
- Spain (9)
- Thailand (4)
- United States (3)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Portugal (POR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 |
Leung Yuk Wing 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 Leung Yuk Wing |
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.