Boccia Ireland

History

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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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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Team Ireland representatives