Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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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

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

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Spain (ESP)| 2| 1| 1| 4
2|  Portugal (POR)| 2| 1| 0| 3
3|  South Korea (KOR)| 1| 0| 1| 2
4|  Denmark (DEN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Great Britain (GBR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Ireland (IRL)| 0| 1| 0| 1
7|  Australia (AUS)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Belgium (BEL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
United States (USA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (9 entries)| 5| 5| 5| 15

### Participating nations

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* Australia (6)
* Austria (4)
* Belgium (2)
* Canada (6)
* Denmark (4)
* Great Britain (6)
* Ireland (4)
* New Zealand (2)
* Norway (4)
* Portugal (6)
* South Korea (4)
* Spain (6)
* Sweden (4)
* United States (6)

## Medal summary

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Individual C1 with assistive device  | José Macedo
Portugal | Yolanda Martin
Spain | Paul Driesen
Belgium
Individual C1  | Kim Hae-ryung
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)
Kim Joon
Yoo Won-jeong
Kim Hae-ryung
Jeong Yu-seok

## References

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

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Events at the 1996 Summer Paralympics (Atlanta)

* Archery
* Athletics
* Boccia
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Football 7-a-side
* Goalball
* Judo
* Lawn bowls
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball (demonstration)
* Sailing (demonstration)
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Volleyball
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair fencing
* Wheelchair rugby (demonstration)
* Wheelchair tennis

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