Cristina Gonçalves
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| National team | Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1977 Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boccia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | BC2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | APCL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rosa Carvalho | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cristina Gonçlaves (born 15 September 1977) is a boccia player from Portugal.
Early life
[change | change source]When she was 11 months old, she had meningitis.[1] Her meningitis gave her cerebral palsy.[1]
Career
[change | change source]Gonçlaves has been playing boccia since she was 14 years old.
The first Paralympics game Gonçlaves has been in was the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where she won a gold medal.[2]
Gonçlaves won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[3] She was also in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, but she did not win any medals.
Gonçlaves won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Cristina, a rainha das medalhas". SCML. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ PÚBLICO, Lusa (28 September 2004). "Equipa portuguesa de boccia conquista ouro nos Paralímpicos". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Cristina Goncalves Paralympics 2024 | Cristina Goncalves Paralympic Medals List, Records, Stats, Age, Appearances, Paralympics Milestones - myKhel.com". mykhelcom. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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