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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 15 August 1984 Chelmsford, England |
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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]
Boccia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events. The competitions were held in the Beijing National Convention Center from September 7 to September 12.
Nigel Patrick Murray is a British Paralympic athlete. He is twelve time English National Champion and seven time British Champion and multiple Paralympic medal winner in the sport of boccia.
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