Cristina Gonçalves

Cristina Gonçlaves (born 15 September 1977) is a boccia player from Portugal.

Early life
When she was 11 months old, she had meningitis. Her meningitis gave her cerebral palsy.

Career
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.

Gonçlaves won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. 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.

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Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Lisbon
Category:2004 Summer Paralympics
Category:2008 Summer Paralympics
Category:Competitors at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic gold medalists
Category:Paralympic silver medalists
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists
Category:Sportspeople with disabilities, type BC2
Category:Competitors at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Category:Boccia players