Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of five events. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.

Boccia view of venue at the 1996 Paralympic Games
Boccia
at the X Paralympic Games
Paralympic Boccia
Competitors64 from 14 nations

The 1996 Games marked the first year of separate competition for boccia players using an assistive device; a ramp or chute for delivering the balls onto the court. This group of very severely physically impaired athletes, unable to propel balls onto court using their limbs, would later become the separate BC3 classification.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain (ESP)2114
2 Portugal (POR)2103
3 South Korea (KOR)1012
4 Denmark (DEN)0101
 Great Britain (GBR)0101
 Ireland (IRL)0101
7 Australia (AUS)0011
 Belgium (BEL)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (9 nations)55515

Participating nations

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual C1 with assistive device José Macedo
 Portugal
Yolanda Martin
 Spain
Paul Driesen
 Belgium
Individual C1 Hae Ryung Kim
 South Korea
Henrik Jorgensen
 Denmark
Steven Thompson
 United States
Individual C2 Maria Rodriguez
 Spain
Thomas Leahy
 Ireland
Jésus Fraile
 Spain
Pairs C1 with assistive device  Portugal (POR)
José Macedo
Armando Costa
 Great Britain (GBR)
Zoe Edge
Joyce Carle
 Australia (AUS)
Kris Bignall
Tu Huyhn
Team C1-C2  Spain (ESP)
Antonio Cid
Miguel Gomez
Jesus Fraile
Maria Rodriguez
 Portugal (POR)
Pedro Silva
António Marques
Fernando Ferreira
João Alves
 South Korea (KOR)
Joon Kim
Won You
Hae Ryung Kim
Yu Seok Jung

References

    • "1996 Atlanta - Boccia". International Paralympic Committee. 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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