Daniel Bentley

A Paralympic Boccia Player from Uttlesford

Stats card

Sport:

Boccia

Event(s):

Team and Individual Boccia

Club(s):

N/A

Coach:

Matt Hammond

Career highlights:

  • Selected for the London 2012 Men's Boccia singles
  • Gold medal in the world rankings at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics
  • First international was in Belgium where in captain a young side and won third place against some top sides in the world.

Achievements:

2011

  • 3rd World Cup (Team)
  • 1st Cheshire International (Team
  • 1st International World Cup (Individual)
  • 3rd National Championships (Individual)
  • 1st Riverland Cup, Holland (Team)

2008/9

1st in the World and GB rankings

2008

Won a gold medal at Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
British Champion at the British Nationals finals

2004

European Silver medal winner, Portugal.

2003

Czech national champion 2003.

Daniel Bentley has been playing Boccia since the age of 16 and joined the England team in 2004, and competed in the European Championship in 2005 where he won a Team Silver.
He was selected for Team GB in 2006 and the Beijing Paralympics in 2008 where he won a Team Gold Medal.

Since then Daniel has remained part of Team GB competing at European and World Championships as well as obtaining a degree in graphic design at Portsmouth University.
Daniel is currently ranked 3rd in the world and is individually ranked number 22.

Dan has already been selected for London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Men’s Boccia singles. 

Team Essex Ambassadorial Duties

Read more about Daniel Bentley's role as Team Essex Ambassador in 2009 and 2011>>

 

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