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'''Kevin A. Hall''' (born in Germany) is an American [[sailor (sport)|sailor]] who has competed at the [[Summer Olympics]] and in multiple [[America's Cup]]s.
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'''Kevin A. Hall''' (born in Germany) is a [[sailor (sport)|sailor]] who has represented the [[United States of America]] at the [[Summer Olympics]] and has competed in multiple [[America's Cup]] races.

==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hall graduated from [[Brown University]] with degrees in mathematics and French literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaone.org/syndicate/hall.htm|title=AmericaOne - Kevin Hall|first=|last=AmericaOne|website=www.americaone.org|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He was also made a member of the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name=hof>{{cite web|url=http://www.brownbears.com/exceptional_bears/hallfame/Bios/hall_kevin?view=bio|title=Brown|website=Brown|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He battled testicular cancer when he was 19, resulting in the removal of his testicles, and suffers from acute bipolar disorder and [[Truman Show Delusion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/79184369/kevin-hall--americas-cup-sailor-duels-with-bipolar|title=Kevin Hall - America's Cup sailor duels with bipolar|website=Stuff|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/pro-sailor-and-truman-show-delusion-sufferer-speaks-stigma-shame-surrounding-mental-illness|title=Pro sailor and Truman Show Delusion sufferer speaks out about 'stigma and shame' surrounding mental illness|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>
Hall graduated from [[Brown University]] with degrees in mathematics and French literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americaone.org/syndicate/hall.htm|title=AmericaOne – Kevin Hall|last=AmericaOne|website=www.americaone.org|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He was also made a member of the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref name=hof>{{cite web|url=http://www.brownbears.com/exceptional_bears/hallfame/Bios/hall_kevin?view=bio|title=Brown|website=Brown|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He battled testicular cancer when he was 19 and again when he was 22, resulting in the removal of his testicles. He was labeled manic depressive in 1989. He no longer identifies with the label. He has been very open about his relationship with [[The Truman Show delusion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/79184369/kevin-hall--americas-cup-sailor-duels-with-bipolar|title=Kevin Hall – America's Cup sailor duels with bipolar|website=Stuff|date=21 April 2016 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/pro-sailor-and-truman-show-delusion-sufferer-speaks-stigma-shame-surrounding-mental-illness|title=Pro sailor and Truman Show Delusion sufferer speaks out about 'stigma and shame' surrounding mental illness|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>

Journalist and author [[Mary Pilon]]'s book "The Kevin Show", released in March 2018, details Hall's struggles with mental illness throughout his life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marypilon.com/|title=Mary Pilon|website=Mary Pilon|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref>

==Sailing career==
==Sailing career==
He was the 1986 Singlehanded Youth World Champion and the 1987 U.S. Youth Doublehanded Sailing Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2016/04/04/52046/|title=Kevin Hall: An Extraordinary Life >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=4 April 2016|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He was twice [[Laser (dinghy)|Laser]] national champion. He sailed a [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn]] in the 1992 Olympic team trials and finished eighth.<ref name=hof/>
He was the 1986 Singlehanded Youth World Champion and the 1987 U.S. Youth Doublehanded Sailing Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2016/04/04/52046/|title=Kevin Hall: An Extraordinary Life >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News|date=4 April 2016|website=Scuttlebutt Sailing News|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He was twice [[Laser (dinghy)|Laser]] national champion. He sailed a [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn]] in the 1992 Olympic team trials and finished eighth.<ref name=hof/>
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He attempted to represent the United States in the Laser at the 1996 Olympics, but was denied a therapeutic use exemption he needed for his testosterone replacement, and finished fifth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/15/us/after-cancer-struggle-olympic-nightmare.html|title=After Cancer Struggle, Olympic Nightmare|date=15 February 1996|website=The New York Times|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>
He attempted to represent the United States in the Laser at the 1996 Olympics, but was denied a therapeutic use exemption he needed for his testosterone replacement, and finished fifth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/15/us/after-cancer-struggle-olympic-nightmare.html|title=After Cancer Struggle, Olympic Nightmare|date=15 February 1996|website=The New York Times|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>


Along with [[Morgan Larson (sailor)|Morgan Larson]], Hall finished third in three consecutive [[49er & 49er FX World Championships|49er World Championships]] between 1997 and 1999.<ref name=tnz>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0406/S00091.htm|title=Grant Dalton introduces the team - Scoop News|website=www.scoop.co.nz|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> They they won the North American Championship title in 1999, only to finish second at the 2000 Olympic team trials.<ref name=hof/>
Along with [[Morgan Larson (sailor)|Morgan Larson]], Hall finished third in three consecutive [[49er & 49er FX World Championships|49er World Championships]] between 1997 and 1999.<ref name=tnz>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0406/S00091.htm|title=Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News|website=www.scoop.co.nz|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> They won the North American Championship title in 1999, only to finish second at the 2000 Olympic team trials.<ref name=hof/>


Hall was part of America One at the [[2000 Louis Vuitton Cup]] and One World Challenge at the [[2003 Louis Vuitton Cup]].
Hall was part of America One at the [[2000 Louis Vuitton Cup]] and One World Challenge at the [[2003 Louis Vuitton Cup]].


He represented [[United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] sailing in the [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn]] class, where he [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn|finished 11th]]. Before competing, he again struggled to obtain a therapeutic use exemption to compete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/EuS/Olympic-hopefuls-wife-blisters-sailing-bureaucracy/13966?source=google.co.nz|title=Olympic hopeful’s wife blisters sailing bureaucracy|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>
He represented [[United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] sailing in the [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn]] class, where he [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn|finished 11th]]. Before competing, he again struggled to obtain a therapeutic use exemption to compete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/EuS/Olympic-hopefuls-wife-blisters-sailing-bureaucracy/13966?source=google.co.nz|title=Olympic hopeful's wife blisters sailing bureaucracy|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>


Hall joined [[Team New Zealand]] as navigator and was part of the team that won the [[2007 Louis Vuitton Cup]] before losing the [[2007 America's Cup]].<ref name=tnz/> He also participated in the 2009 [[Louis Vuitton Pacific Series]] for Team New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cupinfo.com/en/louis-vuitton-pacific-series-kevin-hall-etnz-1.php|title=Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Kevin Hall from the Cup to Dinghies and Back - from CupInfo.com|website=www.cupinfo.com|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He joined [[Artemis Racing]] for the [[2013 America's Cup]] and was their head of performance and instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/numbers-man|title=Numbers Man|website=www.sailingworld.com|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> However, he quit the campaign following the death of [[Andrew Simpson (sailor)|Andrew Simpson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11739217|title=Twelve Questions with Kevin Hall|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>
Hall joined [[Team New Zealand]] as navigator and was part of the team that won the [[2007 Louis Vuitton Cup]] before losing the [[2007 America's Cup]].<ref name=tnz/> He also participated in the 2009 [[Louis Vuitton Pacific Series]] for Team New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cupinfo.com/en/louis-vuitton-pacific-series-kevin-hall-etnz-1.php|title=Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Kevin Hall from the Cup to Dinghies and Back - from CupInfo.com|website=www.cupinfo.com|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> He joined [[Artemis Racing]] for the [[2013 America's Cup]] and was their head of performance and instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/numbers-man|title=Numbers Man|website=www.sailingworld.com|date=6 December 2012 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> However, he quit the campaign following the death of [[Andrew Simpson (sailor)|Andrew Simpson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11739217|title=Twelve Questions with Kevin Hall|date=3 October 2016 |publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>

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He published a biography called ''Black Sails, White Rabbits'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/EuS/Kevin-Hall---Black-Sails-White-Rabbits---A-pro-sailors-inside-story/145163?source=google.co.nz|title=Kevin Hall – Black Sails White Rabbits – A pro sailor's inside story|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>


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He published a biography called ''Black Sails, White Rabbits'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-world.com/EuS/Kevin-Hall---Black-Sails-White-Rabbits---A-pro-sailors-inside-story/145163?source=google.co.nz|title=Kevin Hall - Black Sails White Rabbits - A pro sailor's inside story|publisher=|accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 26 October 2024

For persons of a similar name, see Kevin Hall (disambiguation).

Kevin A. Hall (born in Germany) is a sailor who has represented the United States of America at the Summer Olympics and has competed in multiple America's Cup races.

Personal life

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Hall graduated from Brown University with degrees in mathematics and French literature.[1] He was also made a member of the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.[2] He battled testicular cancer when he was 19 and again when he was 22, resulting in the removal of his testicles. He was labeled manic depressive in 1989. He no longer identifies with the label. He has been very open about his relationship with The Truman Show delusion.[3][4]

Journalist and author Mary Pilon's book "The Kevin Show", released in March 2018, details Hall's struggles with mental illness throughout his life.[5]

Sailing career

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He was the 1986 Singlehanded Youth World Champion and the 1987 U.S. Youth Doublehanded Sailing Championship.[6] He was twice Laser national champion. He sailed a Finn in the 1992 Olympic team trials and finished eighth.[2]

He attempted to represent the United States in the Laser at the 1996 Olympics, but was denied a therapeutic use exemption he needed for his testosterone replacement, and finished fifth.[7]

Along with Morgan Larson, Hall finished third in three consecutive 49er World Championships between 1997 and 1999.[8] They won the North American Championship title in 1999, only to finish second at the 2000 Olympic team trials.[2]

Hall was part of America One at the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup and One World Challenge at the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup.

He represented United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics sailing in the Finn class, where he finished 11th. Before competing, he again struggled to obtain a therapeutic use exemption to compete.[9]

Hall joined Team New Zealand as navigator and was part of the team that won the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup before losing the 2007 America's Cup.[8] He also participated in the 2009 Louis Vuitton Pacific Series for Team New Zealand.[10] He joined Artemis Racing for the 2013 America's Cup and was their head of performance and instruments.[11] However, he quit the campaign following the death of Andrew Simpson.[12]

He published a biography called Black Sails, White Rabbits in 2015.[13]

References

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  1. ^ AmericaOne. "AmericaOne – Kevin Hall". www.americaone.org. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Brown". Brown. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Kevin Hall – America's Cup sailor duels with bipolar". Stuff. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Pro sailor and Truman Show Delusion sufferer speaks out about 'stigma and shame' surrounding mental illness". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Mary Pilon". Mary Pilon. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Kevin Hall: An Extraordinary Life >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ "After Cancer Struggle, Olympic Nightmare". The New York Times. 15 February 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Olympic hopeful's wife blisters sailing bureaucracy". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - Kevin Hall from the Cup to Dinghies and Back - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Numbers Man". www.sailingworld.com. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Twelve Questions with Kevin Hall". 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Kevin Hall – Black Sails White Rabbits – A pro sailor's inside story". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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