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Dan Bentley

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Dan Bentley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1984-08-15) 15 August 1984 (age 40)
Chelmsford, England
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Boccia
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team BC1-2
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team BC1–2

Daniel James Bentley[1] (born 15 August 1984 in Chelmsford) is a Paralympic boccia player with cerebral palsy. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics he was part of the first British team to win gold at boccia at the Paralympics, in the Team BC1-2 category.[2] He competed again as part of the team for Great Britain at the 2012 London Paralympics, taking bronze in the Team BC1–2 event.[3]

References

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  1. ^ GRO reference: September 1984, Vol. 9, Page 2738
  2. ^ "Results archive: Boccia - Mixed Individual BC2". Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2012.