Kahena Kunze

Kahena Kunze

Kunze at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born	(1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 33) São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	420, 49er FX
Club	Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
Coach	Javier Torres del Moral
Medal record Sailing Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er FX 2020 Tokyo 49er FX World Championships 2014 Santander 49er FX 2013 Marseille 49er FX 2015 Buenos Aires 49er FX 2017 Matosinhos 49er FX 2019 Auckland 49er FX 2021 Al-Mussanah 49er FX Pan American Games 2019 Lima 49er FX 2023 Santiago 49er FX 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]

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]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
2010	470 World Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	7th	470 class
2011	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Perth, Australia	8th	470 class
2012	470 World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th	470 class
2013	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Marseille, France	2nd	49er FX class
2014	ISAF Sailing World Championships	Santander, Spain	1st	49er FX class
2015	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	49er FX class
2016	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Clearwater, USA	6th	49er FX class
2016	2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	49er FX class
2017	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Matosinhos, Portugal	2nd	49er FX class
2019	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	49er FX class
2021	2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	1st	49er FX class
2021	49er & 49er FX World Championships	Al-Mussanah, Oman	3rd	49er FX class

References

1. 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

External links

• Kahena Kunze at World Sailing (archive)
• Kahena Kunze at Olympics.com
• Kahena Kunze at Olympedia (archive)
• Kahena Kunze at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
• Kahena Kunze at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games

Awards
Preceded by Poliana Okimoto	Brazilian Sportswomen of the Year alongside Martine Grael 2014	Succeeded by Incumbent