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Trevor Hendy

Trevor Hendy, Australian surfer and coach

Born
August 7, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1968

About Trevor Hendy

Trevor Ronald Hendy, AM (born 7 August 1968) is a former Australian professional surf lifesaver. Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hendy competed in Ironman (surf lifesaving) races, winning the Australian Championship six times and coming second on three occasions. Trevor was also a superb Malibu board paddler, winning multiple Australian Championships. He also won the Uncle Toby's Super Series four times. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1996 for services to surf lifesaving, and is a member of the Australian, Queensland, Gold Coast and Australian Surf Lifesaving Halls of Fame. Trevor Hendy was married to Miss Surf Girl Jacki Dann (Hendy) in 1988. They have two children together, daughter Kristelle and son TJ (Trevor Jack). Jacki and Trevor divorced in 1995 but still remain very close friends. Trevor later remarried to Jo Macdermid (Hendy) and they have two children, son Bailey and daughter Jaali. Later in his career, Hendy switched to kayak paddling, where he made the Australian Kayaking team in 1998 for the World Championships and World Cup season. After a successful European summer, in which he medalled as a part of Australia's K41000m combination, Hendy returned home and announced his retirement, ending his bid for a place in the 2000 Olympics. Despite retiring professionally and no longer training{fact}, he went on to win Australian Championships into the early 2000s. Hendy then went into motivational speaking and life coaching. He launched www.trevorhendy.com in late August 2012. Hendy was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000. He also received an Australian Sports Medal in that year.

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The world when Trevor Hendy was born

Trevor Hendy was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Trevor Hendy's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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