History
Timeline & Honors
Timeline
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1960 Rome
First ever Paralympic Games
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1984 New York
Boccia first introduced at a Paralympic Games
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1987 Ireland
Paralympic Council of Ireland Founded
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1988 Seoul Paralympic Games
Mixed Individual C2 – Gold – Thomas Leahy
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1991 – Portugal: Boccia World Cup Championship
World Champion – Thomas Leahy
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1992 – Barcelona Paralympic Games
Mixed Team C1 – C2 – Bronze: Martin McDonagh, Thomas Leahy, Jason Kearney & William Johnston
Mixed Individual C1: William Johnston – Quarterfinalis - Connector.
1996 – Atlanta Paralympic Games
Individual C2 – Silver: Thomas Leahy
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1999 – Argentina – Boccia World Championships
World Champion: Arun Asan
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2000 – Sydney Paralympic Games
Mixed Individual BC1 – Gold: Gabriel Shelly
Mixed Pairs BC3 – Gold: Margaret Grant & John Cronin
Mixed Individual BC3 – Bronze Medal Match: 4th Overall
Mixed Team BC1–BC2: Quarterfinals - Connector.
2004 – Athens Paralympic Games
Team Competed – No Medals
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2005 – Paralympic Council of Ireland
Rebrand – New Logo
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2008 – Beijing Paralympic Games
Individual BC1 – Bronze: Gabriel Shelly
Mixed Team BC1-BC2: Quarterfinals - Connector.
2010 – Lisbon: Boccia World Championships
World Champion: Padraic Moran
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2011 - Paralympics Ireland
Rebrand – New Name & Logo
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2012 – London Paralympic Games
Team Competed – No Medals
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2013 - BisFed Founded
BISFed stands for Boccia International Sports Federation – the International Federation for the Paralympic Sport of Boccia
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2016 – Boccia Ireland Formed
Boccia Ireland is currently a sub-committee of Paralympics Ireland but recognised by BISFEd as the new governing body for the sport of boccia in Ireland
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2016 – Rio Paralympic Games
No Representatives
Team Ireland representatives
1984 – New York
William Johnston
1988 – Seoul
Tom Leahy, Michael McCormack
1992 – Barcelona
Martin McDonagh, Tom Leahy, Jason Kearney, William Johnston
1996 – Atlanta
Thomas Leahy, Gabriel Shelly, Jason Kearney & Eoin Cleare
2000 – Sydney
Gabriel Shelly, Margaret Grant, John Cronin, Keith Hayes, Roberta Connolly, Martina Murphy
2004 – Athens
Gabriel Shelly, Gerard O’Grady, John Cronin, Keith Hayes, Roberta Connolly, Martina Murphy
2008 – Beijing
Gabriel Shelly, Padraic Moran, Tom Leahy, Roberta Connolly
2012 – London
Gabriel Shelly, Tom Leahy, Roberta Connolly, Padraic Moran, John Cronin
2016 – Rio
No representatives