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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolanda Martin
Yolanda may refer to: * Yolanda (name), a given name derived from the Greek ''Iolanthe'' Places * Yolanda, California * Yolanda Shrine, monument located at Barangay Anibong, Tacloban, Leyte Film * ''Yolanda'' (film), a 1924 film starring Marion Davies * '' Yolanda and the Thief'', a 1945 musical-comedy film * ''Yolanda'' (1952 film) * Yolanda "Honey Bunny", in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction Music * Yolanda Be Cool, an Australian band Songs * "Yolanda", by Bobby Blue Bland * "Yolanda", by Pablo Milanés * "Yolanda Hayes", by Fountains of Wayne * "Yolanda, You Learn", by Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny Other uses * Tropical Storm Yolanda, tropical cyclones named ''Yolanda'' * ''Yolanda,'' a synonym of the orchid genus '' Brachionidium'' * ''Yolanda'' (ship), a Cypriot cargo ship * '' Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter'', 1905 adventure novel by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari * ''Yolanda'', a platforming video game for the Amiga See also * Iolanthe (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Hyuk Lim
Shin may refer to: Biology * The front part of the human leg below the knee * Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates Names * Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese given name * Shin (Korean surname) (Hangul: 신, Hanja: 申, 辛, 愼), a Korean family name * Shin (Chinese: 新, which means "new"), spelled in Pinyin as Xin Fictional characters * Shin Akuma, a character in the Street Fighter series *Shin Asuka (other), multiple * Shin Malphur, a character in the video game '' Destiny 2: Forsaken'' *Kamen Rider Shin, a character in the Kamen Rider series * Seijuro Shin (進), a character in the manga and anime series ''Eyeshield 21'' * A character in the manga Dorohedoro * A character in the manga and anime '' Fist of the North Star'' Music * Shin (band) ( zh, 信樂團, links=no) * Shin (singer) (蘇見信), a Taiwanese singer and former lead singer of the band Shin * Shin, the drummer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Costa (boccia)
Fernando Eurico de Barros Oliveira da Fonseca e Costa (also ''Fernando Costa'', born 29 April 1985) is a Portuguese former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian, and currently holds the Portuguese record in the 1500 m freestyle from the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand. Costa made his first Portuguese team, as a 19-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he competed in the men's 1500 m freestyle. Swimming in last out of five heats, Costa closed out the field with an eighth-place finish and twenty-first overall in 15:32.55, more than thirty seconds behind the winner Yuri Prilukov of Russia. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Costa qualified for the second time in the men's 1500 m freestyle, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 15:16.22 from the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand. Costa challenged six other swimmers on the second heat, including three-time Olympians Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Ferreira (boccia)
Fernando Ferreira can refer to: * Fernando Ferreira (boccia), Portuguese Paralympic medalist in boccia * Fernando Ferreira (cyclist) (born 1952), Portuguese cyclist * Fernando Ferreira (footballer) (born 1986), Portuguese footballer * Fernando Ferreira (high jumper) (born 1994), Brazilian high jumper See also * Fernando Fonseca Fernando Manuel Ferreira Fonseca (born 14 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for AVS Futebol SAD. Club career Porto Born in Porto, Fonseca joined FC Porto's youth system in 2009, from neighbours Boa ... (born 1997), full name Fernando Manuel Ferreira Fonseca, Brazilian footballer * Fernanda Ferreira (other) {{hndis, Ferreira, Fernando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jin-woo (boccia)
Lee Jin-woo (, born 1972) is a Paralympic boccia player of South Korea. He won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, a gold at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, and a gold and a silver at the 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different .... He began playing the sport in around 1987. References Boccia players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for South Korea 1972 births Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for South Korea Paralympic boccia players for South Korea Paralympic medalists in boccia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Leahy (athlete)
Tom Leahy is a paralympic athlete from Ireland competing mainly in category BC2 Boccia events and F32 throwing events. Leahy competed in eight Paralympic Games. He won three Paralympic gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals. Personal life Tom Leahy is from Ballyhooly in County Cork, Ireland. He is a painter, and his paintings have been featured in children's books, and he has sold his paintings in exhibitions. Career 1984 Paralympics Leahy has competed in eight Paralympic Games across boccia and athletics winning a total of eight medals. His first Games were the 1984 Summer Paralympics. In the C2 shot put he threw for 9.51 metres, winning the gold medal. He also competed in the C2 club throw, finishing with a result of 18.98 metres. He finished behind and placed second. 1988 Paralympics In the 1988 Summer Paralympics he won a silver in the shot put and a bronze in the club throw. He also won a gold in the individual boccia. He was the first Iri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Smith (boccia)
David John Smith (born 2 March 1989 in Eastleigh) is a Paralympian who made his Paralympic debut on the British boccia team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and did so winning Bronze in the Team BC1–2. and Silver in the BC1 individual event watched by a record Boccia crowd at the Excel arena. David competed for Paralympics GB for a third time in Rio where he won Gold in the individual BC1 event for the first time in his career. David held the 'triple crown' of major tournament wins following his win at the World Championships in Liverpool 2018 until the World Championships in Rio 2022 where he claimed Silver. David is now the holder of three Paralympic Gold Medals, after winning at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, making him the most decorated British Boccia player in history and the first BC1 to defend a Paralympic title, He was selected to carry the GB flag in the Tokyo 2020 closing ceremony. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Marques
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattaya Tadtong
Pattaya Tadtong ( th, พัทธยา เทศทอง; born 10 May 1979) is a Thai boccia player. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won gold in the mixed individual BC1 and was on the gold medal-winning Thai team in the mixed team BC1-2. He, along with his 3 teammates, won a gold medal in 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 ... in the Mixed Team BC1–2 event. References External links * 1979 births Living people Pattaya Tadtong Pattaya Tadtong Pattaya Tadtong Pattaya Tadtong Paralympic medalists in boccia Boccia players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Aandalen
Roger Aandalen (born 8 June 1965) is a Norwegian boccia player. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics He has competed at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012. He has cerebral palsy. (), Dagbladet
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João Paulo Fernandes (boccia)
João Paulo dos Santos Fernandes (born 11 August 1984) is a Portuguese boccia player and three-time Paralympic champion. He took two gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and one gold and one silver at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 .... Notes References External links * 1984 births Living people Paralympic boccia players for Portugal Paralympic gold medalists for Portugal Paralympic silver medalists for Portugal Paralympic medalists in boccia Boccia players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Aveiro District {{Portugal-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |