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Hall, Kevin
- Won nine of 16 races to win the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials
- Three-time 49er World Championships Bronze Medalist (1997-99)
- 1999 US Sailing Team of the Year member
- Member of Team New Zealand for 2007 America’s Cup challenge
- For Olympic participation, requires a Therapeutic Use Exemption to receive weekly testosterone injections as a result of testicular cancer
- Featured in Sports Illustrated’s "Faces in the Crowd" in Sept. 11, 1995 issue
- Three previous U.S. Olympic Trials: 1992 Finn class-8th place; 1996 Laser class-5th place; 2000 49er class-2nd place
- Started sailing as a 5-year-old boy in an adult women’s class
- US Sailing Team: 1989-90, 1996, 1998-2000, 2004
- Three-time All-American (1988, 1989, 1991) at Brown University
Hall was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1990 during his senior year at Brown University. After surgery, he finished his degrees in mathematics and French literature, graduated with honors, and won the Laser North American Championship – all in 1991. Although the cancer reappeared and resulted in two more surgeries in December 1992 and January 1993, he returned to competition in 1995. That year, he beat 43 sailors to win the Laser event at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Olympic Classes Regatta and followed that by winning the Laser North American Championships in a fleet of 89 boats.
“My biggest advice would be to not confuse putting your sail up and then taking it down a few hours later with training.”
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Born: 11-Sep-69
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Sport: Sailing
Event: Finn, Skipper
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