title: Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
text: # Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  
  Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events. The competitions were held in the Beijing National Convention Center from September 7 to September 12.
  
  ## Classification
  
  Boccia players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. The boccia classifications were BC1 through BC4.
  
  ## Events
  
  For each of the events below, medals were contested for one or more of the above classifications. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.
  
  * Mixed singles
     * BC1
     * BC2
     * BC3
     * BC4
  * Mixed team
     * BC1–2
  * Mixed pairs
     * BC3
     * BC4
  
  ## Participating countries
  
  There were 88 athletes taking part in this sport.
  
  * Argentina (4)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Canada (7)
  * China (9)
  * Czech Republic (2)
  * Finland (3)
  * Great Britain (4)
  * Greece (3)
  * Hong Kong (6)
  * Hungary (2)
  * Ireland (4)
  * Japan (4)
  * New Zealand (7)
  * Norway (3)
  * Portugal (9)
  * Slovakia (2)
  * South Korea (4)
  * Spain (9)
  * Thailand (3)
  * United States (1)
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
  | 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 7 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 8 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
  
  ### Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual BC1 details | João Paulo Fernandes Portugal | António Marques Portugal | Gabriel Shelly Ireland |
  | Individual BC2 details | Hoi Ying Karen Kwok Hong Kong | Nigel Murray Great Britain | Manuel Ángel Martín Spain |
  | Individual BC3 details | Park Keon-woo South Korea | Grigorios Polychronidis Greece | Jeong Ho-won South Korea |
  | Individual BC4 details | Dirceu Pinto Brazil | Yuk Wing Leung Hong Kong | Eliseu Santos Brazil |
  | Team BC1-2 details | Great Britain (GBR) Dan Bentley Nigel Murray Zoe Robinson David Smith | Portugal (POR) João Paulo Fernandes Fernando Ferreira Cristina Gonçalves António Marques | Spain (ESP) Francisco Javier Beltrán Pedro Cordero Manuel Ángel Martín José Vaquerizo |
  | Pairs BC3 details | South Korea (KOR) Jeong Ho-won Park Keon-woo Shin Bo-mee | Spain (ESP) Yolanda Martín Santiago Pesquera José Manuel Rodríguez Vazquez | Portugal (POR) Armando Costa Mário Peixoto Eunice Raimundo |
  | Pairs BC4 details | Brazil (BRA) Dirceu Pinto Eliseu Santos | Portugal (POR) Fernando Pereira Bruno Valentim | Czech Republic (CZE) Ladislav Kratina Radek Prochazka |
  