Verena Bentele

Verena Bentele, born on 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. She won her first Paralympic medals at the 1998 Winter Paralympics, one gold, two silver and one bronze, followed by four gold medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics and two gold and one bronze at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. In 2006 she also won the Combined World Cup in biathlon and cross-country skiing.