Mark Bentz is a Canadian para-alpine skier, massage therapist and business owner. He represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing.
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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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