Claire became World Champion at the 2022 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
Category: BC2
Date of Birth: 11/02/95
Coach: Glynn Tromans
From: Larne, Northern Ireland
Claire taggart at the 2022 world championships
In fact, she won her World Championships crown in the same venue that she made her first Paralympic Games appearance in 2016.
She made history by becoming the first person from Northern Ireland to compete at the Paralympics in the sport of boccia. She was just 21 years old. She went on to compete at Tokyo 2020.
In 2019, she scooped silver at the European Championships in Seville. Returning to Seville in 2020, she claimed silver at the European Championships once again. She impressed on the World Cup circuit in 2022, most notably winning two gold medals in Povoa.
Claire reigned in the world no1 spot for the entirety of 2023 and secured a medal at every event she competed at. Highlights included bronze as an individual and silver as part of the BC1/2 Team at the first ever European Para Championships.
Her form has continued in 2024 and she has been named in the ParalympicsGB squad for Paris.
“To excel in boccia, you need the ability to think outside the box and to see past the obvious options and choices. A forward-thinking mind is key - one eye on the shot you are playing and the other on the next shot possible.”
Claire has a dog called Rio, six tortoises and two bearded dragons. She also runs her own stationery business.
Meet the rest of the Great Britain boccia squad…
