Boccia at the Summer Paralympics
Boccia has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1984 Games in New York City and Stoke Mandeville. Five boccia events were held at those games, two for men, two for women, and one mixed event where men and women competed together. Since then, all boccia events at the Paralympics have been mixed. Athletes in this sport have cerebral palsy and are given a classification according to the extent of their disability. There were originally two classes, C1 and C2, with C1 corresponding to those with more severe impairment. In 1996 a "C1 with aid device" class was added, and in 2000 the system was changed to have four classes, BC1 through BC4.
| Boccia at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Governing body | CP-ISRA |
| Events | 7 (mixed) |
| Games | |
Events
The table below gives the total number of boccia events and the disability classifications contested in individual, pairs, and team competition for each edition of the Summer Paralympics. All events were mixed unless noted otherwise.
| Year | Number of events |
Individual events | Pairs events | Team events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5 | Men's C1 Men's C2 Women's C1 Women's C2 |
Open | |
| 1988 | 3 | C1 C2 |
C1–C2 | |
| 1992 | 3 | C1 C2 |
C1–C2 | |
| 1996 | 5 | C1 C1 with aid device C2 |
C1 with aid device | C1–C2 |
| 2000 | 5 | BC1 BC2 BC3 |
BC3 | BC1–BC2 |
| 2004 | 7 | BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4 |
BC3 BC4 |
BC1–BC2 |
| 2008 | 7 | BC1 BC2 BC3 BC4 |
BC3 BC4 |
BC1–BC2 |
| 2012 | 7 | BC1
BC2 BC3 BC4 |
BC3
BC4 |
BC1-BC2 |
| 2016 | 7 | BC1
BC2 BC3 BC4 |
BC3
BC4 |
BC1-BC2 |
Medal table
Total medals achieved from 1984 to 2016.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 |  Portugal (POR) | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 |  Brazil (BRA) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Spain (ESP) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 nations) | 50 | 51 | 53 | 154 | |
Multi medalists
Boccia players who have won two gold medals or five medals. Active players are in bold.
| No. | Athlete | Country | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirceu Pinto | Brazil (BRA) | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Antonio Cid | Spain (ESP) | 1992-2004 | 4 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | João Paulo Fernandes | Portugal (POR) | 2004-2008 | 2 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Henrik Jorgensen | Denmark (DEN) | 1984-1996, 2004 | 5 | M | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Eliseu dos Santos | Brazil (BRA) | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Nigel Murray | Great Britain (GBR) | 2000-2012 | 4 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| David Smith | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008-2016 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Pattaya Tadtong | Thailand (THA) | 2004-2016 | 4 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Maria Rodriguez | Spain (ESP) | 1996 | 1 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nations
| Nation | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | Years | |||||||||||||
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 Argentina (ARG) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria (AUT) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada (CAN) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Greece (GRE) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong (HKG) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan (JPN) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait (KUW) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal (POR) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Singapore (SGP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain (ESP) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand (THA) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 | 34 | 42 | 64 | 64 | 84 | 88 | 103 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boccia at the Summer Paralympics. |
- "Boccia History". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- "Results by Sport - Boccia". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.