Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Boccia at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Boccia

Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual BC1	João Paulo Fernandes Portugal (POR)	Roger Aandalen Norway (NOR)	Pattaya Tadtong Thailand (THA)
Individual BC2	José Javier Curto Spain (ESP)	Pedro Silva Portugal (POR)	Fernando Ferreira Portugal (POR)
Individual BC3	Paul Gauthier Canada (CAN)	Santiago Pesquera Spain (ESP)	Myung Hoon An South Korea (KOR)
Individual BC4	Yuk Wing Leung Hong Kong (HKG)	Bruno Valentim Portugal (POR)	Jose Maria Dueso Spain (ESP)
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) Myung Hoon An Seong Hyeon Park	Spain (ESP) Santiago Pesquera José Manuel Rodriguez	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

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
4	South Korea (KOR)	1	0	1	2
6	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
6	Norway (NOR)	0	1	0	1
8	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
8	Thailand (THA)	0	0	1	1

References

"Medallists: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Boccia". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

Events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics (Athens)

Archery Athletics Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Football 7-a-side Goalball Judo Powerlifting Sailing Shooting Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis

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