Verena Bentele

January 10, 2024
Biathlete

Quick Facts

Verena Bentele
Full Name Verena Bentele
Occupation Biathlete
Date Of Birth Feb 28, 1982(1982-02-28)
Age 42
Birthplace Lindau
Country Germany
Birth City Bavaria
Horoscope Aquarius

Verena Bentele Biography

Name Verena Bentele
Birthday Feb 28
Birth Year 1982
Place Of Birth Lindau
Home Town Bavaria
Birth Country Germany
Birth Sign Aquarius
Parents Monika Bentele, Peter Bentele

Verena Bentele is one of the most popular and richest Biathlete who was born on February 28, 1982 in Lindau, Bavaria, Germany. Verena Bentele (born on February 28th in 1982, in Lindau) is visually impaired German Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She attended the Carl-Strehl Schule, a special school for those who are blind or partially sighted , in Marburg, Germany. She was awarded her very first Paralympic medals (one gold three silver and one bronze) in 1998’s Winter Paralympics, followed by four gold medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics, as in addition to two gold and one bronze medals during the 2006 Winter Paralympics She was also the winner from the Combined World Cup in Biathlon and Cross-Country in the year 2006.

Bentele was awarded her the “Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability” award for 2011. In the fall of 2011 the athlete announced retirement 29. In 2014, Bentele was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.

Even so, just one year later, she was able to achieve her greatest Olympic results, taking home 5 Gold Medals in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. Due to her performance in the Games Bentele was awarded the title of the best Female in the Paralympic Sport Awards.

Verena Bentele Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Biathlete
House Living in own house.

Verena Bentele is one of the richest Biathlete from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Verena Bentele 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the 2009 German blind cross-country championship, Bentele suffered an accident that was serious. The blind guide’s vision was not sufficient to follow the proper direction which led to her falling down a slope that was an uninhabitable river bed. She injured the cruciate ligament on her knee. She suffered liver and finger injuries and also injured one kidney to the extent that it needed been removed.

Bentele was selected by the Social Democratic Party to be a delegate at the Federal Convention for the purpose to electing the President of Germany in the years 2010 and 2017. Bentele became a part of the social democratic party in the year 2012.

In January 2014, Bentele was appointed Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Disabled Persons in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. In this capacity, she was part of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs under the leadership of minister Andrea Nahles and heads the government’s focal point in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She served in that position until 2018.

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Verena Ranked on the list of most popular Biathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Verena Bentele celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.

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