▁reg atta ▁organis ers ▁in ▁those ▁days , ▁sn apped ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁race . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁USA , ▁K end all ▁was ▁a ▁sail ing ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁team . ▁K end all ▁attempted ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁the ▁T orn ado ▁class ▁with ▁fellow ▁former ▁Olympic ▁bo ards ail ing ▁representative ▁A aron ▁Mc Int osh , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁K end all ▁is ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Barbara ▁K end all , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁med all ist . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁brother ▁and ▁sister ▁to ▁have ▁achieved ▁this ▁fe at ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Kim ber ly ▁Bir ken feld ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Kim ber ly ▁Bir ken feld , ▁on ▁a ▁wind sur fer , ▁coll ided ▁with ▁a ▁Y ach ting ▁New ▁Zealand ▁motor bo at ▁driven ▁by ▁K end all ▁about ▁one ▁na ut ical ▁mile ▁from ▁the ▁Olympic ▁sail ing ▁ven ue ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece . ▁Bir ken feld ▁hit ▁the ▁back ▁left ▁hand ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁motor bo at , ▁knock ing ▁her ▁un cons cious . ▁K end all ▁then ▁pulled ▁Bir ken feld ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁motor bo at ▁and ▁res us cit ated ▁her . ▁In ▁hospital , ▁Bir ken feld ▁remained ▁un cons cious ▁for ▁ 3