Justina Kitchen
New Zealand Olympian: 1578
New Zealand Olympian: 1578
EVENT: Women's Kite
Justina Kitchen is one of the most experienced female kitefoilers in the world and has claimed top-10 results in a handful of international events since switching from the RS:X (windsurfing) in 2018 - including twice at the world championships and a career-best fifth at the 2019 European championships.
She also managed a ninth place at the Paris Olympic test event in Marseille in 2023, before suffering a serious knee injury in September.
Paris 2024 was Kitchen's first Olympic Games.