Zoe Robinson is a British boccia

Boccia

Boccia is a traditional recreational sport, similar to bocce. The name Boccia is derived from the Latin word for boss – bottia. The sport is competed at national and international level, by athletes who require a wheelchair because of physical disability...

 player who competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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At the 2008 Games Robinson competed in the BC1-2 mixed team and the B2 mixed individual events. She was eliminated at the group stage of the individual competition after losing all three of her matches. Alongside Robinson in the British quartet for the BC1-2 team competition were Nigel Murray

Nigel Murray

Nigel Murray is a seven times national champion and triple Paralympic medal winner in the sport of boccia. He won gold in the BC2 class during the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia...

, the individual silver medallist in Beijing who had previously won gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

2000 Summer Paralympics

The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...

, Dan Bentley and David Smith. Victories over Canada

Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

'Canada' sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. 143 Canadian athletes competed in 17 sports. Canada also sent several officials to the games, including Tara Grieve in boccia and Andrew Smith in rowing...

, Argentina

Argentina at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Argentina sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was football player Silvio Velo.- Medalists :-See also:*2008 Summer Paralympics*Argentina at the Paralympics...

, Norway

Norway at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Norway sent a delegation of 24 competitors, to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, from September 6 to September 17, 2008....

 and China

China at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

China was the host of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, held in Beijing. China's delegation included 547 people, of whom 332 were competitors. The athletes, 197 men and 135 women, ranged in age from 15 to 51 and competed in all twenty sports. Two-hundred and twenty-six of the competitors participated in...

 earnt Great Britain a place in the final against reigning gold medallists Portugal

Portugal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Portugal competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The country participated with 35 competitors in seven sports.- Medalists :- Athletics :Men:Women:- Boccia :...

. An 8&nsbsp;4 win gave Britain their first ever team gold in Paralympic Boccia

Boccia at the Summer Paralympics

Boccia has been contested at the Summer Paralympics since the 1984 Games in New York and Stoke Mandeville. Five boccia events were held at those games, two for men, two for women, and one mixed event where men and women competed together. Since then, all boccia events at the Paralympics have been...

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