Kahena Kunze

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Kahena Kunze
KahenaKunze2.jpg
Kunze at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 33)
São Paulo, Brazil [1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es) 420, 49er FX
ClubIate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
CoachJavier Torres del Moral
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er FX
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 49er FX
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Santander 49er FX
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Marseille 49er FX
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Buenos Aires 49er FX
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Matosinhos 49er FX
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Auckland 49er FX
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Al-Mussanah 49er FX
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 49er FX
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago 49er FX
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto 49er FX
Star Sailors League
Crew
rank
Highest:
2
1 March 2022:
3

Kahena Kunze (born 12 March 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. [2] Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships [3] and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio Olympics, [4] a feat both repeated at Tokyo 2020. [5]

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Life

She is the daughter of Claudio Kunze, a former sailor who won a junior world championship in the Penguin class. Her name is an homage to the warrior Kahina. [6]

Achievements

As of 27 September 2015 [7]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
2010 470 World Championships The Hague, Netherlands7th470 class
2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth, Australia8th470 class
2012 470 World Championships Barcelona, Spain8th470 class
2013 49er & 49er FX World Championships Marseille, France2nd49er FX class
2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships Santander, Spain1st49er FX class
2015 49er & 49er FX World Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina2nd49er FX class
2016 49er & 49er FX World Championships Clearwater, USA6th49er FX class
2016 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1st49er FX class
2017 49er & 49er FX World Championships Matosinhos, Portugal2nd49er FX class
2019 49er & 49er FX World Championships Auckland, New Zealand2nd49er FX class
2021 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan1st49er FX class
2021 49er & 49er FX World Championships Al-Mussanah, Oman3rd49er FX class

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References

  1. 1 2 Kahena Kunze. cob.org.br
  2. "Martine Grael Kahena Kunze". 49er.org.
  3. "World Sailor of the Year – About – ISAF – World Sailing – Official Website : Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)". sailing.org.
  4. NEWSFLASH - Brazil wins 49erFX gold by 2 seconds from New Zealand
  5. "Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze win gold for Brazil in the women's skiff 49er FX". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. "E se nós fôssemos... Engenheiras ambientais | Esporte | O Dia".
  7. Kahena Kunze. sailing.org
Awards
Preceded by Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year
alongside Martine Grael

2014
Succeeded by
Incumbent