Kahena Kunze

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Born (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 35)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Classes
Kahena Kunze
Kunze at the 2015 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born (1991-03-12) 12 March 1991 (age 35)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sailing career
Classes
ClubIate Clube do Rio de Janeiro
CoachJavier Torres del Moral
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro49er FX
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo49er FX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Santander49er FX
Silver medal – second place2013 Marseille49er FX
Silver medal – second place2015 Buenos Aires49er FX
Silver medal – second place2017 Matosinhos49er FX
Silver medal – second place2019 Auckland49er FX
Bronze medal – third place2021 Al-Mussanah49er FX
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima49er FX
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago49er FX
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto49er FX

Kahena Kunze (born 12 March 1991) is a Brazilian sailor in the 49er FX class.[2] Together with Martine Grael she won the 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships[3] and a gold medal in the inaugural 49er FX race, during the 2016 Rio Olympics,[4] a feat both repeated at Tokyo 2020.[5]

In 2025 Kahena sailed for the Brazil SailGP Team in the SailGP competition, in 2026 she joined the Danish team as strategist.

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.[6]

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