Bente Kristine Grønli (born 25 March 1956 in Trondheim - died 20 January 1996) was a Norwegian disability athlete who participated in the Paralympic Winter Games once and Paralympic Summer Games three times for Norway. She has won a total of 10 medals in swimming and ice sledge speed racing. She participated in several sports, but it was swimming that was her favorite. Bente worked as a sport science consultant at the Norwegian Handicap Sports Association for 15 years.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bente Kristine Grønli |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 25 March 1956 Trondheim, Norway |
| Died | 20 January 1996 (aged 39) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Ice sledge speed racing Swimming |
Medal record | |
Grønli was paralyzed by Poliomyelitis when she was three years old.[1]
Honours edit
- Paralympic Summer Games, 1972
- Silver in swimming, 50 m freestyle technique
- Silver in swimming, 75 m medley
- Bronze in swimming, 50 m back
- Paralympic Summer Games, 1976
- Gold in swimming, 50 m back
- 1980 Winter Paralympics
- Silver in ice sledge speed racing, 100 m
- Silver in ice sledge speed racing, 500 m
- Silver in ice sledge speed racing, 800 m
- Paralympic Summer Games, 1984
- Bronze in swimming, 50 m butterfly
- Bronze in swimming, 400 m freestyle technique
- Bronze in swimming, 200 m medley
At the Paralympic Winter Games in 1980, she won gold in Class 1 wheelchair dance performance together with Thor E. Kleppe. She also had good results in other international competitions in wheelchair dancing.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Aftenposten - Obituary (1 February 1996, p.19)
- ^ "Dance club Freestyle - Merit List 1977-1999". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
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