Great Britain at The 2008 Summer Paralympics - Boccia

Boccia

Paralympic Boccia is open to players with cerebral palsy and other major physical disabilities. Four players were selected to compete at the Games, including Sydney gold medallist Nigel Murray. Murray advanced to the final where, despite at one stage taking a 3–1 lead, he was unable to beat Karen Hoi Ying Kwok and so won the silver medal. Murray was also a part of the four person team that won the gold medal in the mixed BC1/BC2 event, beating the defending champions Portugal in the final.

Athlete Event Group matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank
David Smith Mixed individual BC1 Marques (POR)
W 3–2

Aandalen (NOR)
W 6–1
Moran (IRL)
L 0–9
Sanders (NZL)
L 2–5

 3 Did not advance
Dan Bentley Mixed individual BC2 Ferreira (POR)
L 1–6

Kainuma (JPN)
W 5–2
Leahy (IRL)
W 5–1

 2 Did not advance
Nigel Murray Mixed individual BC2 Loung (CHN)
W 9–1

Hirose (JPN)
W 10–0
Bonner (NZL)
W 17–0

 1 Cordero (ESP)
W 7–4		 Cortez (ARG)
W 4–1		 Kwok (HKG)
L 3–5
Zoe Robinson Mixed individual BC2 Dukovich (CAN)
L 2–4

Uchida (JPN)
L 2–6
Ollikka (FIN)
L 2–5

 4 Did not advance
Dan Bentley,
Nigel Murray,
Zoe Robinson,
David Smith		 Mixed team BC1-2 Canada (CAN)
W 7–6

Argentina (ARG)
W 6–4

 1 Norway (NOR)
W 11–1		 China (CHN)
W 7–3		 Portugal (POR)
W 8–4

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