Barbara Kendall claims Mistral Board Silver, Atlanta 1996

Follwing claiming New Zealand’s only Gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcalona, Kendall was the New Zealand team’s captain and flag-bearer during the 1996 Olympics opening ceremony. She tried valiantly to retain her Olympic title at Savannah, however, she eventually conceded to Lai-Shan Lee, of Hong Kong, after finishing placings of 2-3-6-1-10-5-5-6-2.