BJURSTROM Maria

Sweden
Boccia
31 Jul 1993
28
Female
BC3
MJOLBY
 
Sweden

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BOC Boccia Individual - BC3 15

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 2
Individual - BC3 Pool D
#38
BRA
de OLIVEIRA Ede OLIVEIRA Evelyn
 Sport Class: BC3
4
SWE
BJURSTROM MBJURSTROM Maria
 Sport Class: BC3
2
Finished
Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 4
Individual - BC3 Pool D
#64
AUS
MICHEL DMICHEL Daniel
 Sport Class: BC3
8
SWE
BJURSTROM MBJURSTROM Maria
 Sport Class: BC3
2
Finished
Ariake Gymnastics Centre - Court 6
Individual - BC3 Pool D
#138
SWE
BJURSTROM MBJURSTROM Maria
 Sport Class: BC3
7
THA
CHAIPANICH SCHAIPANICH Somboon
 Sport Class: BC3
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
8Individual - BC32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
11Individual - BC32014Beijing, CHN
11Pairs - BC32014Beijing, CHN
12Pairs - BC32018Liverpool, GBR
31Individual - BC32018Liverpool, GBR
European Championships
6Pairs - BC32019Seville, ESP
8Pairs - BC32017Povoa de Varzim, POR
11Individual - BC32019Seville, ESP
29Individual - BC32017Povoa de Varzim, POR
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Spending time with friends and family, using the computer. (paralympics.se, 2014)
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Athlete
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Swedish
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2011 for Sweden (parasport.se, 16 Sep 2015)
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"The most amazing thing about boccia is that despite having a severe disability you can become an elite athlete, with everything that comes with it. I love that." (ostgota.lokaltidningen.se, 11 Nov 2014)
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To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (ostgota.lokaltidningen.se, 18 Sep 2015)
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Winning gold at the 2014 Nordic Championships. (parasport.se, 16 Sep 2015)
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Her family. (ostgota.lokaltidningen.se, 11 Nov 2014)
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"Practise, practise, practise and be patient." (paralympics.se, 2014)
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She was named the 2014 Para Athlete of the Year in Linkoping, Sweden. (omsorgsgruppen.se, 01 Dec 2014)

General Interest

Classification
BC3 (worldboccia.com, 02 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (expressen.se, 12 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
She has cerebral palsy as the result of a lack of oxygen at birth. (expressen.se, 12 Sep 2016)

General
AUTHOR
She has written a book called 'My Life as CP', which started as a project in secondary school to write down her story. "It's about my life from birth to today, with both successes and struggles. I partially wrote it for parents who have a child with cerebral palsy. My parents would have been so happy if there had been a book like this when I was born, because they didn't know anything about CP or how life would be. I want to share my story in order to inspire others in the same situation. I want to show that anything is possible as long as you have the will to do it." (parasport.se, 16 Sep 2015; ostgota.lokaltidningen.se, 18 Sep 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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