First woman to win Olympic gold in windsurfing
New Zealand's Barbara Kendall was told she would never windsurf again after a wrist injury. She became the first woman to win Olympic gold in the sport at Barcelona in 1992.
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)
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