Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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.

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

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]

  • BC1 - Cerebral palsy.
    • Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body.
    • Use hands or feet to propel the ball into play
    • May be assisted by an aide.
  • BC2 - Cerebral palsy.
    • Locomotor dysfunction affecting the whole body
    • Use hands to propel the ball into play
    • Not assisted by an aide.
  • BC3 - Cerebral palsy or another disability.
    • Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs.
    • Use the help of a ramp to propel the ball into play.
    • Assisted by an aide (ramper).
  • BC4 - Not cerebral palsy, but another disability, for example muscular dystrophy or tetraplegia.
    • Locomotor dysfunction in all four limbs
    • Use hands to propel the ball into play
    • Not assisted by an aide.

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]

EventDateVenueType
CPISRA Boccia European Championship25 June – 2 July 2009 Póvoa de Varzim[6]Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia Asia & South Pacific Championship14–22 August 2009 Tsim Sha Tsui[7][8]Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia America's Cup24–29 October 2009 Montreal[9]Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
CPISRA Boccia World Championship30 May – 10 June 2010 Lisbon[10]Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2010 Asian Para Games12–19 December 2010 GuangzhouIndividual
2011 CPISRA Boccia World Cup18–27 August 2011 Coleraine[11]Individual,
Teams,
Pairs
2011 CPISRA European Cup28 Oktober–1 November 2011 HamarIndividual
2011 Parapan American Games19–27 November 2011 GuadalajaraIndividual

Qualified teams
CompetitionBC1/BC2 TeamBC3 PairsBC4 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 nations)77721

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual BC1
 Pattaya Tadtong
 Thailand		 David Smith
 Great Britain		 Roger Aandalen
 Norway
Individual BC2
 Maciel Sousa Santos
 Brazil		 Yan Zhiqiang
 China		 So-Yeong Jeong
 South Korea
Individual BC3
 Ye-Jin Choi
 South Korea		 Ho-Won Jeong
 South Korea		 José Macedo
 Portugal
Individual BC4
 Dirceu Pinto
 Brazil		 Yuansen Zheng
 China		 Eliseu dos Santos
 Brazil
Team BC1–2
  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
  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
  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. 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. 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.
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