Australian Paralympic Boccia Team
Boccia was the first cerebral palsy sport to be added to the Paralympic program in the 1984 Summer Paralympics.
Australia first started participating in the 1988 Summer Paralympics
Medal Tally
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Rio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (8 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Summer Paralympic Games
1988
Australia was represented by a team of four athletes:
Men - Burke Gibbons, Murray Parker, Donald Turton
Women - Lynette Coleman
Australia did not win any medals.[1]
Event | Athlete | Pool Play | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W-L | Rank | Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result |
Opposition
Result | |||
Mixed Individual C1 | Lynette Coleman | 0-3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Mixed Individual C2 | Burke Gibbons | 1-2 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Murray Parker | 2-1 | 2 | ![]() L 0:7 |
Did not advance | |||
Donald Turton | 0-3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Mixed Team C1-C2 | Lynette Coleman
Murray Parker |
1-2 | 3 | Did not advance |
1992
Australia represented by:
Men – Burke Gibbons, Corey Molan, Alexander Xeras
Women – Lyn Coleman
Officials – Tom Organ (Manager)
Australia did not win any medals.
1996
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/XX0896_-_Australian_Boccia_team_-_3b_-_Scan.jpg/320px-XX0896_-_Australian_Boccia_team_-_3b_-_Scan.jpg)
Australia represented by:
Men – Kris Bignall, Scott Elsworth, Tu Huyhn, John Richardson
Women – Lynette "Lyn" Coleman, Fiona Given
Coaches – Thomas Organ (Head), Ricky Grant
The 1996 result was the best ever for an Australian team in Boccia, however we did not win any medals.
2000
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/221000_-_Boccia_Scott_Elsworth_action_-_3b_-_Sydney_2000_match_photo.jpg/299px-221000_-_Boccia_Scott_Elsworth_action_-_3b_-_Sydney_2000_match_photo.jpg)
Australia represented in boccia by:
Men - Warren Brearley, Scott Elsworth, John Richardson
Women - Lyn Coleman, Angie McReynolds, Karen Stewart
Coaches – Joan Stevens (Head), Italo Vigalo
Officials – Peggy Richardson, Barry Stewart, Sue Beencke, Annette Low, Emily Connell, Carla Brearley, June Kaese
Most athletes did not progress from the first round of pool games. Scott Eslworth was the best performed athlete making the quarter-finals.
2004
Australia did not participate
2008
Australia did not participate
2012
Australia did not participate
2016
Australia selected Daniel Michel and his ramp assistant Ashlee McClure for their debut Games. Michel is the first player since the 2000 Sydney Paralympics
[2]
Athlete | Event | Seeding matches | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Daniel Michel | Mixed individual BC3 | ![]() W 3-2 |
![]() L 2-7 |
Did not advance |
See also
References
- ^ "Australian Results at 1988 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "NSWIS boccia athlete to make history at Rio Paralympics". NSW Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 1 July 2016.[permanent dead link]