- Classification
- Events
- Qualification Qualified teams
- Competition schedule
- Medal summary Medalists Medal Table : Boccia
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}{{Infobox Paralympic event
| event = Boccia
| games = 2016 Summer
| image = Boccia, Rio 2016.png
| image_size = 150px
| caption =
| venue = Riocentro, Barra Cluster
| dates = 10–16 September 2016
| competitors = 104
| nations =
| prev = 2012
| next = 2020
}}{{BocciaAt2016SummerParalympics}}Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] was held in Riocentro, in the Barra district of Rio de Janeiro in September 2016, with a maximum of 104 athletes (24 women, 80 gender unspecified) competing in seven events. The programme consisted of four individual events, two pairs events, and one team event, spread across four classifications. ClassificationWhen competing in boccia at national or international level, the athletes were competing in events with different classifications, based on level of physical disability.[2][3] - 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.
EventsAll events in boccia are mixed gender. there are four individual events, two pairs events and a combined classification team event. | Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Events |
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| Classification | Events |
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| Individual | Pairs | Team |
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| BC1 | ● | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | ● |
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| BC2 | ● |
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| BC3 | ● | ● | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
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| BC4 | ● | ● |
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QualificationAn NPC can enter one (1) BC1/BC2 Team consisting of four (4) athletes of which a minimum of one (1) must be in the BC1 sport class. An NPC can enter one (1) BC3 Pair consisting of three (3) athletes. An NPC can enter one (1) BC4 Pair consisting of three (3) athletes. The number of female athletes representing an NPC must be: - at least one (1) female athlete for NPCs qualifying one (1) Team or Pair; - at least two (2) female athletes for NPCs qualifying two (2) or three (3) Team/Pairs. An NPC can enter a maximum of three (3) athletes in each of the Individual medal events.[4] Qualified teams| Competition | BC1/BC2 Team | BC3 Pairs | BC4 Pairs |
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| Qualified Teams | Quota | Qualified Teams | Quota | Qualified Teams | Quota |
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| Host Nation | {{flagIPCteam|BRA|2016 Summer}} | 4 | {{flagIPCteam|BRA|2016 Summer}} | 3 | {{flagIPCteam|BRA|2016 Summer}} | 3 |
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BISFED
2015 Boccia
Regional
Championships[5] | | {{flagicon>GBR London{{flagIPCteam|GBR|2016 Summer}} | 4 | {{flagIPCteam|BEL|2016 Summer}} | 3 | {{flagIPCteam|SVK|2016 Summer}} | 3 |
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| {{flagicon>PRC Hong Kong{{flagIPCteam|THA|2016 Summer}} | 4 | {{flagIPCteam|KOR|2016 Summer}} | 3 | {{flagIPCteam|CHN|2016 Summer}} | 3 |
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| {{flagicon>CAN Montreal{{flagIPCteam|ARG|2016 Summer}} | 4 | {{flagIPCteam|BRA|2016 Summer}}[6]
{{flagIPCteam|CAN|2016 Summer}} | 3 | {{flagIPCteam|CAN|2016 Summer}} | 3 |
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BISFED 2015 Boccia
World Team Rankings
30 April 2016[7] | {{flagIPCteam|SVK|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|POR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|ESP|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|JPN|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|CHN|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|KOR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|HKG|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|NED|2016 Summer}}
| 32 | {{flagIPCteam|GRE|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|POR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|GBR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|SIN|2016 Summer}}
| 12 | {{flagIPCteam|HKG|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|GBR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|THA|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|HUN|2016 Summer}}
| 12 |
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BISFED 2015 Boccia
World Individual Rankings
30 April 2016 | BC1
{{flagIPCteam|GRE|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|NOR|2016 Summer}}
BC2
{{flagIPCteam|ISR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|MEX|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|CAN|2016 Summer}} | 5 |
{{flagIPCteam|JPN|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|HKG|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|CZE|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|SWE|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|AUS|2016 Summer}} | 5 | {{flagIPCteam|KOR|2016 Summer}}
{{flagIPCteam|POR|2016 Summer}} | 2 |
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| Total Athletes - 108 | 53 | 29 | 26 |
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Competition scheduleCompetition lasts from 10 to 16 September. Each day , contains a morning and afternoon session.[8] | OC | Opening ceremony | | Preliminaries | ● | finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| September 2016 | 7
Wed | 8
Thu | 9
Fri | 10
Sat | 11
Sun | 12
Mon | 13
Tue | 14
Wed | 15
Thu | 16
Fri | 17
Sat | 18
Sun | Gold
medals |
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| Boccia | OC | | | ●
● ● | | | | ● ●
● ● | CC | 7 |
Medal summaryThe Boccia tournament in Rio 2016 was dominated by the traditional Asian powers, with four golds, three of the four individual titles, and nine medals in total, shared between Thailand, South Korea and Hong Kong. Great Britain took the other individual gold in the Individual BC1 class through David Smith, while Slovakia and hosts Brazil shared the two pairs titles on offer. Medalists| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Mixed Individual BC1
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC1}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|David Smith|GBR|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Daniel Perez|NED|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Yoo Won Jeong|KOR|2016 Summer}} | Mixed Individual BC2
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Watcharaphon Vongsa|THA|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Worawut Saengampa|THA|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Yan Zhiqiang|CHN|2016 Summer}} | Mixed Individual BC3
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC3}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Jeong Ho Won|KOR|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Grigorios Polychronidis|GRE|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|José Carlos Macedo|POR|2016 Summer}} | Mixed Individual BC4
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC4}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Leung Yuk Wing|HKG|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Samuel Andrejcik|SVK|2016 Summer}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Pornchok Larpyen|THA|2016 Summer}} | Mixed Team BC1-2
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Team BC1–2}} | {{flagIPCteam|THA|2016 Summer}}
Pattaya Tadtong
Watcharaphon Vongsa
Worawut Saengampa
Supin Tipmanee | {{flagIPCteam|JPN|2016 Summer}}
Takayuki Kitani
Takayuki Hirose
Yuriko Fujii
Hidetaka Sugimura | {{flagIPCteam|POR|2016 Summer}}
Abílio Valente
António Marques
Cristina Gonçalves
Fernando Ferreira | Mixed Pairs BC3
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Pairs BC3 }} | {{flagIPCteam|BRA|2016 Summer}}
Evelyn de Oliveira
Evani Soares da Silva
Antônio Leme | {{flagIPCteam|KOR|2016 Summer}}
Jeong Ho Won
Kim Han Soo
Choi Ye Jin | {{flagIPCteam|GRE|2016 Summer}}
Anna Ntenta
Nikolaos Pananos
Grigorios Polychronidis | Mixed Pairs BC4
{{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Pairs BC4 }} | {{flagIPCteam|SVK|2016 Summer}}
Robert Durkovic
Michaela Balcova
Samuel Andrejcik | {{flagIPCteam|BRA|2016 Summer}}
Dirceu Pinto
Eliseu dos Santos
Marcelo dos Santos | {{flagIPCteam|THA|2016 Summer}}
Pornchok Larpyen
Luanchan Phonsila
Chaloemphon Tanbut | |
Medal Table : Boccia {{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| show_limit =
| remaining_link =
| flag_template = flagIPC
| event = 2016 Summer
| team = NPC
| gold_THA = 2 | silver_THA = 1 | bronze_THA = 2
| gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 1
| gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 0
| gold_SVK = 1 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 0
| gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 0
| gold_HKG = 1 | silver_HKG = 0 | bronze_HKG = 0
| gold_GRE = 0 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 1
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 0
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 0
| gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 2
| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1
}}References1. ^{{cite web|title=Paralympic Boccia |url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/boccia |website=Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics |accessdate=22 August 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824200823/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/boccia |archivedate=24 August 2016 |df= }}
2. ^Classes & Classification {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720180958/http://www.boccia.com.au/wp-content/pdfs/Classes%20%26%20Classification.pdf |date=20 July 2008 }}, Boccia Australia
3. ^About Boccia {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515064903/http://www.gb-boccia.org/page.asp?section=23§ionTitle=About%20Boccia |date=15 May 2012 }}, GB Boccia Federation
4. ^Boccia - Rio 2016 Paralympic Games {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192809/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/boccia.pdf |date= 4 March 2016 }}, Official site of the 2016 Summer Paralympics
5. ^Bisfed Regional Team and Pairs Champs
6. ^As Brazil has already qualified through a host nation quota, this quota is released
7. ^Final World Rankings, from BISFED.
8. ^Ticket Guide {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428214628/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/paralympicsticketing_guide_rio2016.pdf |date=28 April 2016 }}, from rio2016.org.
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120910232051/http://www.cpisra.org.za/index0641.html?id=88 - Rankings] at CPISRA
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