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| Full name | Bradley Jackson Kendell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 (age 43) Clearwater, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bradley Jackson Kendell (born 8 February 1981 in Clearwater, Florida) is a U.S. Paralympic sailor. He won a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the three-person keelboat (Sonar).
Biography
In 2003, he lost both his legs in an airplane accident which killed his father and a family friend, the only other people aboard. His father was originally from New Zealand and also a sailor.
He received a hero's welcome at Tampa International Airport after returning from Rio as a Paralympic Games silver medalist.
References
- Brad Kendell teamusa.org
- Paralympic medal tally Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on 3 November 2016
- Fennelly: Clearwater sailor Brad Kendell savors Paralympic shot www.tampabay.com Retrieved on 2 January 2017
- Clearwater plane crash survivor now Paralympic medalist Fox 13 News Retrieved on 2 January 2017
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