Boccia At The 2016 Summer Paralympics – Pairs BC4
The mixed pairs BC4 boccia event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from 13 September to 16 September at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro. 8 teams of competitors took part.... The event structure was amended from the 2012 event, with pool stages added. The top two teams from each of two pools then entered into a quarterfinal single-elimination stage, with the losing semifinalists playing off for bronze. Elimination stages Pool stages Pool A Pool B References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Pairs BC4 Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Pairs BC4 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sambodromo
Sambadrome ( pt, Sambódromo) is the name given to an exhibition place for the Samba schools parades during Carnaval in Brazil. A sambadrome generally consists of tiered spectator viewing areas surrounding a long alley for the schools to parade down. Sambadromes in Brazilian state capitals Other cities See also * Torcida Jovem The Torcida Jovem () are a ''torcida organizada'', or supporters' group, for Santos FC, a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, Brazil. Founded in 1969 by a group of fans from São Paulo, the group set out to make it a goal to at ... External links Torcida Jovem of Santos FC School of Samba {{architecture-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stephen Maguire (boccia)
Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional in 1998 after winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship. He was in the top 16 of the snooker world rankings for 11 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2016, twice reaching world no. 2. He is a prolific break-builder, having compiled over 500 century breaks, including three maximums. Career Early career Maguire turned professional as a snooker player in 1998. He qualified for the 1999 UK Championship, where he was defeated 2–9 by Mark King in the first round. He played in qualifying for the 2000 World Championship, defeating Wayne Brown, Nick Walker and Bradley Jones to reach the final qualifying round, where he lost 9–10 to Joe Swail. Maguire qualified again for the 2002 UK Championship, going on to defeat Fergal O'Brien 9–4 in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lin Ximei
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Iulian Ciobanu
Iulian is a masculine Romanian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Iulian Arhire (1976), Romanian former professional footballer *Iulian Dumitraș (1982), Romanian rugby union player *Iulian Filipescu (1974), former Romanian footballer *Iulian Grozescu (1839-1872), Austro-Hungarian Romanian poet and journalist *Iulian Levinski (1859–1923), Bessarabian politician *Iulian Mihu (1926–1999), Romanian film director *Iulian Pop (1880–1923), Austro-Hungarian and Romanian lawyer and politician *Iulian Tameș (1978), Romanian footballer *Iulian Teodosiu (1994), Romanian sabre fencer *Iulian Vesper Iulian Vesper (pen name of Teodor C. Grosu; November 22, 1908–February 11, 1986) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and prose writer. Born in Horodnic de Sus, Suceava County, in the Bukovina region, his parents were Constantin Grosu ... (1908–1986), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and prose writer {{given name Romanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alsion Levine
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Marco Dispaltro
Marco Dispaltro (born August 2, 1967) is a Canadian boccia player who competes at international elite competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist in the pairs with Josh Vander Vies and a Parapan American Games The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2003 Parapan American Ga ... champion in the individual events. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dispaltro, Marco 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Montreal Paralympic boccia players for Canada Boccia players at the 2023 Parapan American Games Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Parapan American Games competitors for Canada Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carla Oliveira
Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: * Carla (singer), Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United * Carla Abellana, Filipina actress and commercial model * Carla Azar, drummer and singer for the band Autolux * Carla Barbarino, retired Italian sprinter and hurdler * Carla Beck, Canadian politician * Carla Berrocal (born 1983), Spanish comics illustrator * Carla Berube, American college basketball coach * Carla Beurskens, prominent long-distance runner from the Netherlands * Carla Blank, American choreographer, writer, and editor * Carla Bley, American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader * Carla Bonner, Australian actress * Carla Borrego, Jamaican basketball and netball player * Carla Boyce (born 1998), Scottish footballer * Carla Boyd, retired Australian basketball player with 2 Olympic medals * Carla Bozulich, lead sing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Domingos Vieira
Domingos is the name of: People Surnamed * Afonso Domingos * André Domingos * Antonio Domingos * Bárbara Domingos * Camilo Domingos * Ederson Bruno Domingos * Garcia Domingos * Guilherme Afif Domingos * Jônatas Domingos * Laila Domingos * Pedro Domingos * Raul Domingos * Wagner Domingos Given named * Domingos Caldas Barbosa * Domingos Chivavele * Domingos Chohachi Nakamura * Domingos Correia Arouca * Domingos Culolo * Domingos Duarte * Domingos Duarte Lima * Domingos Dutra * Domingos Fernandes Calabar * Domingos Gomes * Domingos Gonçalves * Domingos da Guia * Domingos Lam * Domingos Leite Pereira * Domingos Lopes * Domingos Mendes * Domingos Mourão * Domingos Manuel Njinga * Domingos Paciência * Domingos Puglisi * Domingos Quina * Domingos Ramos Freitas * * Domingos Simões Pereira * Domingos de Sousa * Domingos Jorge Velho * Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski See also * São Domingos (other) * * * Domingo (name) *Domingo (other) Domingo may refer to: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pedro Clara
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil * Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lau Wai Yan
Vivian Lau Wai-yan (; born 5 February 1979) is a Hong Kong boccia player. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won the silver medal in the pairs event alongside Leung Yuk Wing and Wong Kwan Hang Wong Kwan Hang (born 19 May 1992) is a Hong Kong boccia player. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the pairs event alongside Leung Yuk Wing Leung Yuk Wing (; born 13 December 1984) is a Hong Kong boccia player. He com .... References External links * 1979 births Living people Paralympic boccia players for Hong Kong Paralympic silver medalists for Hong Kong Paralympic medalists in boccia Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics {{Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leung Yuk Wing
Leung Yuk Wing (; born 13 December 1984) is a Hong Kong boccia player. He competed for Hong Kong at the Summer Paralympics. He won two gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal four years later at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ..., he won a bronze medal in the individual event and a silver medal in the pairs event. References 1984 births Living people Paralympic medalists in boccia Boccia players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wong Kwan Hang
Wong Kwan Hang (born 19 May 1992) is a Hong Kong boccia player. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the pairs event alongside Leung Yuk Wing Leung Yuk Wing (; born 13 December 1984) is a Hong Kong boccia player. He competed for Hong Kong at the Summer Paralympics. He won two gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal four years later at the 2008 Summer Paralympic ... and Vivian Lau Wai-yan. References 1992 births Living people Paralympic medalists in boccia Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Hong Kong Paralympic boccia players for Hong Kong {{Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |