Fernando Manuel da Costa Ferreira (born 23 September 1971) is a Portuguese boccia player. He has competed for his country and won medals at several Summer Paralympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Portugal |
| Born | 23 September 1971 Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Portugal |
| Sport | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sport | Boccia |
| Disability | Cerebral palsy |
| Disability class | BC2 |
| Updated on 25 November 2017 | |
Career
editFerreira won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, a silver at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, both in the mixed individual C2 event. He then won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in the Team C1-C2 event, and a bronze at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the mixed team event.[1][2]
Ferreira competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a bronze medal in the BC2 event and gold medal as part of the team BC1-2 competition with a victory over New Zealand.[3][4] He continued to compete at successive Paralympic Games,[5] where he won a silver medal in the team event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China,[6][7] but failed to win a medal at the 2012 Games in London, England.[8]
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, his last, Ferreira was named on the mixed boccia team once again. They qualified out of the group stage following a loss to Argentina followed by victories over Slovakia and Brazil. They were beaten 8–5 by Japan in the semi-final,[9] resulting in a rematch against Argentina in the bronze medal match. Despite the earlier 1–7 loss, they defeated Argentina 6–2 to win the bronze medal.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Fernando Ferreira". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Atletas & Medalhas Paralímpicos" (PDF). Portuguese Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Mixed Individual BC2". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Equipa portuguesa de boccia conquista ouro nos Paralímpicos". Publico (in Portuguese). 28 September 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Atletas de boccia são os primeiros portugueses a competir nos Paralímpicos". Publico (in Portuguese). 6 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Boccia Day 4 Review: Portugal and Spain impress". China.org.cn. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Boccia Day 5 Review: ROK and Portugal march on". China.org.cn. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "João Paulo Fernandes admite erros da equipa de boccia". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Paralímpicos'2016: bronze no boccia foi "fruto do trabalho de toda a equipa"". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Paralímpicos'2016: bronze para Portugal no boccia". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.