Bente Grønli

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]

Bente Grønli
Personal information
Full nameBente Kristine Grønli
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1956-03-25)25 March 1956
Trondheim, Norway
Died20 January 1996(1996-01-20) (aged 39)
Sport
SportIce sledge speed racing
Swimming
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Paralympic Games
Ice sledge speed racing
Silver medal – second place 1980 Gelio Women's 100 m v
Silver medal – second place 1980 Gelio Women's 500 m v
Silver medal – second place 1980 Gelio Women's 800 m v
Swimming
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto Women's 50 m Backstroke 4
Silver medal – second place 1972 Heidelberg Women's 50 m Freestyle 4
Silver medal – second place 1972 Heidelberg Women's 3x25 m Medley 4
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 50 m Butterfly 4
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 400 m Freestyle 4
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 4x50 m Individual Medley 4

Grønli was paralyzed by Poliomyelitis when she was three years old.[1]

Honours
  • 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
  1. Aftenposten - Obituary (1 February 1996, p.19)
  2. "Dance club Freestyle - Merit List 1977-1999". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
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