Sporting Witness - First woman to win Olympic gold in windsurfing
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Top New Zealand windsurfer Barbara Kendall was run over by a power boat at Christmas 1991 and told she should not sail again. She refused to believe the doctors and became the first woman to win a gold medal in windsurfing at the Olympics.
Barbara has been speaking to Laura Jones.
(Photo: Barbara with her gold medal on the podium at the Barcelona Olympics. Credit: Barbara Kendall)
Published on Thursday, 12th January 2023.
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