Kunze at the 2015 Pan American Games
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Born |
São Paulo, São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil |
12 March 1991 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class(es) | 420, 49er FX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Rio Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Javier Torres del Moral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kahena Kunze (born 12 March 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class. Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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.