Verena Bentele

Verena Bentele
Bentele in 2013
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1982-02-28) 28 February 1982
Lindau, Bavaria, West Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportBiathlon, Cross-country skiing
Coached byWerner Nauber
Retired2011
Medal record
Representing Germany
Paralympic Games
Women's biathlon
1998 Nagano 7.5km free technique B1
2002 Salt Lake City 7.5km free technique blind
2006 Turin 7.5km blind
2010 Vancouver 12.5km Individual visually impaired
2010 Vancouver 3km Pursuit visually impaired
2006 Turin 12.5km blind
Women's cross-country skiing
2002 Salt Lake City 10km free technique B1-2
2002 Salt Lake City 15km free technique visually impaired
2002 Salt Lake City 5km classical technique B1
2006 Turin 5km blind visually impaired
2010 Vancouver 1km Sprint visually impaired
2010 Vancouver 15km visually impaired
2010 Vancouver 5km visually impaired
1998 Nagano 5km classical technique B1
1998 Nagano 5km free technique B1
1998 Nagano 3x2km relay open

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. She was also winner of the Combined World Cup in Biathlon und Cross-Country in 2006.