Barbara Kendall wins Lechner Board Gold, Barcelona 1992

Kendall burst into national prominence by winning the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. It was New Zealand’s only gold medal of those Games and she was the first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic gold medal since Yvette Williams 40 years earlier.  Amazingly, she had suffered a broken wrist earlier that year … Continue reading Barbara Kendall wins Lechner Board Gold, Barcelona 1992