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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 2000 (age 23–24) Townsville, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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Breiana Whitehead (born 2000) is an Olympic kitesurfer from Australia. [3]
Whitehead was born in Townsville, Queensland, [4] in 2000. [5] She has one younger brother, Scott Whitehead, who is also a kitesurfer. [6] When she was two years old, their father Murray, who is a boat-builder, began to introduce her to sailing, [7] and she began sailing on her own when she was eight years old. [1] She began racing at the age of ten. [2]
Whitehead received a bronze medal in the 2019 Formula Kite World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy, which was her first medal received in an international competition. [8] [9]
Alongside her brother Scott, Whitehead competed in the 2020 Australian Kitefoiling Championships in Melbourne. She won the teams, women's, and Open National kitefoiling events, [6] and was ranked sixth overall. [10]
Whitehead competed at the 2023 Formula Kite World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where she placed eleventh, earning a berth for Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [11]
Whitehead was the overall winner of the 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofia (part of the 2024 Sailing World Cup), receiving the gold medal in Women's Formula Kite. [12] She finished fifth in the 2024 Formula Kite World Championships in Hyeres, France. [13]
She was the first athlete selected for the Australian team [14] for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, [13] which will be the first time that kitesurfing is represented as an Olympic sport. [1]
In 2022, Whitehead graduated from James Cook University with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree. [1] She designs her own boards. [7] [1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 2000 (age 23–24) Townsville, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
Class | Formula Kite | ||||||||||||||
Coach | |||||||||||||||
Competition record
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Breiana Whitehead (born 2000) is an Olympic kitesurfer from Australia. [3]
Whitehead was born in Townsville, Queensland, [4] in 2000. [5] She has one younger brother, Scott Whitehead, who is also a kitesurfer. [6] When she was two years old, their father Murray, who is a boat-builder, began to introduce her to sailing, [7] and she began sailing on her own when she was eight years old. [1] She began racing at the age of ten. [2]
Whitehead received a bronze medal in the 2019 Formula Kite World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy, which was her first medal received in an international competition. [8] [9]
Alongside her brother Scott, Whitehead competed in the 2020 Australian Kitefoiling Championships in Melbourne. She won the teams, women's, and Open National kitefoiling events, [6] and was ranked sixth overall. [10]
Whitehead competed at the 2023 Formula Kite World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where she placed eleventh, earning a berth for Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [11]
Whitehead was the overall winner of the 53rd Trofeo Princesa Sofia (part of the 2024 Sailing World Cup), receiving the gold medal in Women's Formula Kite. [12] She finished fifth in the 2024 Formula Kite World Championships in Hyeres, France. [13]
She was the first athlete selected for the Australian team [14] for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, [13] which will be the first time that kitesurfing is represented as an Olympic sport. [1]
In 2022, Whitehead graduated from James Cook University with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree. [1] She designs her own boards. [7] [1]