List Of Paralympic Medalists In Boccia
Medalists Men's events (1984) Individual C1 Individual C2 Women's events (1984) Individual C1 Individual C2 Mixed events Mixed individual C1 Individual C2 Mixed team events (C1-2) {{Paralympic medalists Medalists Boccia Boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes ...

Henrik Jorgensen (boccia)
Henrik Jorgensen is a Danish Paralympic athlete and boccia player who has competed in five Paralympic Games. Career Henrik made his Paralympic debut in 1984, competing in athletics and boccia. In New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984 he won three gold medals, the men's slalom and precision throw and individual boccia C1. In 1984, boccia was making its Paralympics debut, so he became one of its first champions. In the boccia, he beat Russell Cecchini of Canada in the final. Starting from Seoul 1988 he moved into boccia permanently and became a master player, winning three silver and two bronze medals in the sport. In Barcelona 1992, he won the individual bronze medal match against Juan Tellechea ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ... from Spain. Henrik had lost in ...
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