Verena Bentele
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Verena Bentele (born 28 February 1982, in Lindau) is a blind German Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She studied at the Carl-Strehl Schule, a special school for the blind and partially sighted in Marburg, Germany. 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[1] She was also winner of the Combined World Cup in Biathlon und Cross-Country in 2006.
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-02-28) 28 February 1982 (age 42) Lindau, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon, Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Werner Nauber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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