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Verena Bentele

German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD) · Germany · On the map · Athletes · Born 1982 · age 44

Verena Bentele 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.

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Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg2010
Golden Honorary Ring of the City of Munich2010
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in silver
Germany's Sports Hall of Fame

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She won her first Paralympic medals 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.

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Born 1982 · age 44

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