Mark Bentz
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| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||||||||
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Mark Bentz is a Canadian para-alpine skier, massage therapist and business owner. He represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing.
He won the gold medal in the Men's Alpine Combination B2 event and also in the Men's Downhill B2 event.[1][2]
He also competed in the Men's Giant Slalom B2 event and finished in 7th place.[3]
Personal life[]
In 1995, Mark became a registered massage therapist, graduating from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. In 1997, Mark founded Everest Therapeutics, one of Canada's largest massage therapy clinics. In 2005, he opened a multidisciplinary clinic, Electra Health, which houses Everest Therapeutics, along with physiotherapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, clinical counsellors, osteopaths and more.[4]
In 2019, Mark founded the PAARCC program – a multidisciplinary style program that designs unique, comprehensive rehabilitation programs for people who have been in car accidents.
Mark resides in Vancouver, Canada with his family.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Alpine Combination B2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Downhill B2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games - Men's Giant Slalom B2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ a b Straus, Mike (December 22, 2017). "Paralympian-turned-RMT gives lessons in clinic management". Massage Therapy Canada.
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