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Barbara Kendall was recognised at last night’s 52nd Halberg Awards with a Sport New Zealand Leadership Award and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
Barbara Kendall retired from international wind-surfing in 2010 after a career that spanned close to a quarter century and included multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
The list of wind-surfing highlights (below) show how Barbara engaged the New Zealand public through her unprecedented results, going on to earn a place in our hearts as a bubbly and effervescent character with incredible drive and talent.
Olympic Sailing
1992 Barcelona – Gold Medal (Lechner Women)
1996 Atlanta – Silver Medal (Mistral Women)
2000 Sydney – Bronze Medal (Mistral Women)
2004 Athens – Fifth (Mistral Women)
2008 Beijing – Sixth (RS:X Women)
World Championship Medals
1997 Mistral World Championship, Australia – Bronze Medal
1998 Mistral World Championship, France – Gold Medal
1999 Mistral World Championship, Noumea – Gold Medal
2002 Mistral World Championship, Thailand – Gold Medal
2003 Mistral World Championship, Spain – Silver Medal
2004 Mistral World Championship, Turkey – Silver Medal
2007 RS:X World Championship, Portugal – Silver Medal
2008 RS:X World Championship, New Zealand – Silver Medal
