Kahena Kunze

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, a feat both repeated at Tokyo 2020.

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

Personal life 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.

Achievements

2010 470 World Championships The Hague, Netherlands 7th 470 class 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships Perth, Australia 8th 470 class 2012 470 World Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 470 class 2013 49er & 49er FX World Championships Marseille, France 2nd 49er FX class 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships Santander, Spain 1st 49er FX class 2015 49er & 49er FX World Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 49er FX class 2016 49er & 49er FX World Championships Clearwater, USA 6th 49er FX class 2016 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 49er FX class 2017 49er & 49er FX World Championships Matosinhos, Portugal 2nd 49er FX class 2019 49er & 49er FX World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 49er FX class 2021 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1st 49er FX class 2021 49er & 49er FX World Championships Al-Mussanah, Oman 3rd 49er FX class