Verena Bentele

Verena Bentele (born 28 February 1982, insyd Lindau) be blind German Paralympic biathlete den cross-country skier. She study for de Carl-Strehl Schule, special school give de blind den partially sighted insyd Marburg, Germany. She win ein first Paralympic medals (one gold, two silver, one bronze) for de 1998 Winter Paralympics, follow by four gold medals for de 2002 Winter Paralympics, as well as two gold den one bronze medal for de 2006 Winter Paralympics."Verena Bentele". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Na she sanso be winner of de Combined World Cup insyd Biathlon und Cross-Country insyd 2006.

 Career 
During de 2009 German blind cross country championship, Bentele get serious accident. Ein sighted guide fail make she give am proper directions, so she fall down slope insyd dry river bed. She tear cruciate ligament insyd ein knee, wey she suffer finger den liver injuries, wey she damage one kidney so badly dat it had to na dem for komot am.

Despite dis, year later per, Bentele get ein best Olympic result, wey she win five gold medals insyd de 2010 Winter Paralympics insyd Vancouver. As result of ein performance for de Games, na dem name Bentele Best Female for de Paralympic Sport Awards."Verena Bentele Named Best Female Athlete by IPC". International Paralympic Committee. 12 December 2012.

Bentele win de "Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability" award for de year 2011. Late insyd 2011, she announce ein retirement for de age of 29."Germany's Top Winter Athlete Bentele Announces Retirement". Insyd 2014 na dem induct Bentele into de Paralympic Hall of Fame."IPC reveals three Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees". paralympic.org. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

Na dem nominate Bentele by de Social Democratic Party make she be delegate to de Federal Convention give de purpose of make dem elect de Presido of Germany insyd 2010, 2012 den 2017.Mitglieder bzw. Ersatzmitglieder der 16. Bundesversammlung Landtag of Bavaria, press release of 22 November 2016. She join de party insyd 2012.

 Federal Government Commissioner for Matters wey dey relate to Disabled Persons, 2014–2018 
Insyd January 2014, na dem appoint Bentele Federal Government Commissioner for Matters wey dey relate to Disabled Persons insyd de government of Chancellor Angela Merkel."Verena Bentele, The Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Disabled Persons". DW. Retrieved 18 December 2022. For dis capacity insyd, na she dey part of de Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under de leadership of minister Andrea Nahles wey she dey head de government ein focal point wey dey in charge of monitoring de implementation of de Convention on de Rights of Persons plus Disabilities. She serve insyd dat position til 2018.

 Sozialverband VdK Deutschland e.V., from 2018 
Insyd May 2018, na dem elect Bentele presido of de non-profit organisation Sozialverband VdK Deutschland e.V.,"Verena Bentele ist die neue Präsidentin des Sozialverbands VdK Deutschland" (insyd German). Retrieved 30 April 2023. de largest social association insyd Germany.

 Oda activities 

 German Sport University Cologne (DSHS), Member of de University Council"University Council". German Sport University Cologne. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
 German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of TrusteesBoard of Trustees German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR).
 National Paralympic Committee Germany (DBS), Member of de Board of Trustees (since 2012)

 References 

Category:Living people

 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Verena Bentele.

 Verena Bentele at de International Paralympic Committee
 Verena Bentele at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards Winners at de Wayback Machine (archived 4 January 2012)
 Total phänomenal: Tastsinn, 15 minute documentary clip on Verena, de sense of touch, and how she uses it to live as a blind person at archive.today (archived 11 February 2013) (insyd German)
 Official website at de Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2011) (insyd German)

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Category:1982 births
Category:German female biathletes
Category:German female cross-country skiers
Category:Paralympic biathletes for Germany
Category:Paralympic cross-country skiers for Germany
Category:Paralympic medalists insyd biathlon
Category:Paralympic medalists insyd cross-country skiing
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Germany
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Germany
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany
Category:Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors
Category:Biathletes at de 1998 Winter Paralympics
Category:Biathletes at de 2002 Winter Paralympics
Category:Biathletes at de 2006 Winter Paralympics
Category:Biathletes at de 2010 Winter Paralympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at de 1998 Winter Paralympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at de 2002 Winter Paralympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at de 2006 Winter Paralympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at de 2010 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 1998 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2002 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2006 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at de 2010 Winter Paralympics
Category:Laureus World Sports Awards winners
Category:Paralympic Sport Awards — Best Female winners
Category:Recipients of de Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Category:Recipients of de Silver Laurel Leaf
Category:People wey komot Lindau
Category:German blind people
Category:Sportspeople wey komot Swabia (Bavaria)
Category:German women insyd politics
Category:Blind politicians