Justina Kitchen

New Zealand Olympian: 1578

Biography

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.

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Sailing
Birth place
Nelson, New Zealand
Born
1989
Height
169cm

Olympic Summer GamesParis 2024

Sailing (Kite Surf - Women)

  • Performance: Cancelled
  • Placed: 17 of 20