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Athlete Bio#
Height
6'0"
Age
44
Hometown
Clearwater, FL
Education
Clearwater High School (Clearwater, Fla.) ‘99 University of South Florida ’03, Communications
classification: Sonar
Personal
In 2003, Kendell was flying with his father and a friend back to Clearwater from Jacksonville, Florida. They were in a small plane and it crashed, killing his father and friend and leaving him close to death. Ultimately, he lost both his legs. Having started sailing at age six at the Clearwater Yacht Club, Sailing was an obvious choice for Kendell to get back into sports after the plane crash....Married to Melissa Kendell…Has one daughter, Piper…Is the co-founder The Never Say Never Pirate Camp…The camp is centered on teaching the sport of Sailing to children with disabilities…Main hobby is fishing.Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Three-Person Keelboat - Mixed)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2016 – gold (Three-Person Keelboat - Mixed)
- Years of participation: Three-Person Keelboat - Mixed 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2016 (Three-Person Keelboat - Mixed)
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