Daniel James Bentley (born 15 August 1984 in

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...

) is a Paralympic boccia player with

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensa ...

. At the

2008 Beijing Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

he was part of the first British team to win gold at boccia at the Paralympics, in the Team BC1-2 category. He competed again as part of the team for

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at the 2012 London Paralympics, taking bronze in the Team BC1–2 event.IPC bio
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1984 births Living people Paralympic boccia players for Great Britain Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in boccia {{UK-Paralympic-medalist-stub