Sailor Profile
Bruce Kendall
-
Spotlight
-
Ranking History
-
Results
-
News
-
Images
Profile
Name
Bruce Kendall
Nation
New Zealand
Place of Birth
Papakura New Zealand
Class
Mistral, Lechner, Tornado, Windglider, Etchells, Raceboard
Q&A
Classes Sailed
Windsurfers, Etchell
Coached Since
1996
Racing Age
12
Yacht Club Location
Halfmoon Bay, Auckland, NZ
Starting Age
7
Sporting Relatives
Barbara Kendall, Tony Kendall
Most Influential Person
Parents and Grant Beck
Awards
1992 NZ fair play sports person of the year awards, MBE, 1988 NZ Yachtsman of the year, Inducted into NZ Sports Hall of Fame, 1993 Halberg Fair Play award.
Current Class
Tornado, Magic 25
Most Admired Person
Dahli Lama
First Event Competed
Club weekend racing
Campaign Website
members.facebook.com/brucekendallnzl/
Children
2
Injuries
Replaced ear drum, Broken neck, Severed biceps ligament, prolapse disc L4 L5, two broken arms at the same time - not accident prone...
Best Sporting Achievement
Olympic Gold 1988
Boat First Sailed
Family Tender
Hometown
Auckland
General Interest
Bee keeping, Mountain biking, Kite Surfing, Surfing, Yacht Cruising.
Languages Spoken
English
First Event Won
Bucklands Beach Yacht Club Open division 1981
Yacht Club
Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Why This Sport
Bought up in it and still like it
We use Cookies to keep our website safe and secure, to enhance your website experience, to provide social media features and to help us analyse our site. To learn more about the cookies we use and to learn how to manage your cookie preferences, please see the Cookie Policy section of our Privacy Policy.