Australian Paralympic Boccia Team Explained

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

Summer Paralympic Games

1988 Seoul

See also: Boccia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.

Australia was represented by a team of four athletes:

Men - Bourke Gibbons OAM, 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	OppositionResult	OppositionResult	OppositionResult
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	Lee (KOR)L 0:7	Did not advance
	Donald Turton	0-3	4	Did not advance
Mixed Team C1-C2	Lynette ColemanMurray Parker Burke Gibbons	1-2	3	Did not advance

1992 Barcelona

See also: Boccia at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.

Australia represented by:

• Men – Burke Gibbons, Corey Molan, Alexander Xeras
  • Women – Lyn Coleman Officials – Tom Organ (Manager)

Australia did not win any medals.

1996 Atlanta

See also: Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. 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 they did not win any medals.

2000 Sydney

See also: Boccia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

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 Athens

Australia did not participate

2008 Beijing

Australia did not participate

2012 London

Australia did not participate

2016 Rio

See also: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

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]

Australian Team at 2016 Summer Paralympics Detailed Results

2020 Tokyo

See also: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Team - Daniel Michel (ramp assistant Ashlee McClure), Spencer Cotie (ramp assistant Zoe Dix) and Jamieson Leeson (ramp assistant Zoe Dix).^[3] Officials - Ken Halliday (Head Coach); Caroline Walker (Team Manager); Sarah Skidmore (Carer).^[4]

Daniel Michel won the Bronze Medal in the Mixed individual BC3

Australian Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Detailed Results

See also

• Boccia at the Summer Paralympics
• Australia at the Paralympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Results at 1988 Paralympics. International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. 28 June 2012.
2. Web site: NSWIS boccia athlete to make history at Rio Paralympics . NSW Institute of Sport website . 1 July 2016 .
3. Web site: 21 June 2021. Australian Boccia Players Ready To ‘Shake Things Up’ At Tokyo 2020. live. 22 June 2020. Paralympics Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621180434/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/australian-boccia-players-ready-to-shake-things-up-at-tokyo-2020/ . 2021-06-21 .
4. Book: Media Guide Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Paralympics Australia. 2021. Sydney.