Verena Bentele
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Verena Bentele is a blind
German
Paralympic biathlete
and cross-country skier
. She won her first Paralympic medals (one gold, two silver, one bronze) at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
, followed by four gold medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
, as well as two gold and one bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Bentele won five gold medals.
She was also winner of the Combined World Cup in Biathlon und Cross-Country in 2006.
Verena has won 5 Gold Medals 2010 Winter Paralympics
in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics.
Verena has won the "Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability" award for the year 2011.
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Paralympic biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
and cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
. She won her first Paralympic medals (one gold, two silver, one bronze) at the 1998 Winter Paralympics
1998 Winter Paralympics
The 1998 Winter Paralympics, the seventh Winter Paralympics, were held alongside the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to March 14, 1998. They were the first Paralympic Winter Games to be held outside Europe.- Sports :...
, followed by four gold medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
2002 Winter Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to March 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated....
, as well as two gold and one bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
2006 Winter Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
Bentele won five gold medals.
She was also winner of the Combined World Cup in Biathlon und Cross-Country in 2006.
Verena has won 5 Gold Medals 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics.
Verena has won the "Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability" award for the year 2011.