Full name: Barbara Anne Kendall
Gender: Female
Height: 5-6 (168 cm)
Weight: 128 lbs (58 kg)
Born: August 30, 1967 in Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
Affiliations: Buckland's Beach Yacht Club, Auckland
Country: New Zealand
Sport: Sailing
Related Olympians: Sister of Bruce Kendall.
Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (3 Total)
The winner of the womenâs boardsailing at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Barbara Kendall is the only New Zealand woman to have competed at five Olympics. In 1996 in Atlanta, she won the boardsailing silver medal and added the bronze in Sydney in 2000. In 2004 in Athens, Kendall was fifth and she was sixth at the 2008 games in Beijing. She is the younger sister of 1988 gold medallist [Bruce Kendall]. She was the New Zealand flagbearer in Atlanta. Barbara Kendall was the Oceania athletesâ representative on the International Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2008. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1992 Summer | 24 | Barcelona | Sailing | Women's Windsurfer | New Zealand | NZL | 1 | Gold | |
1996 Summer | 28 | Atlanta | Sailing | Women's Windsurfer | New Zealand | NZL | 2 | Silver | |
2000 Summer | 33 | Sydney | Sailing | Women's Windsurfer | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | Bronze | |
2004 Summer | 36 | Athina | Sailing | Women's Windsurfer | New Zealand | NZL | 5 | ||
2008 Summer | 40 | Beijing | Sailing | Women's Windsurfer | New Zealand | NZL | 6 |