Gunilla Wallengren

Gunilla Wallengren (born 2 May 1979) is a Swedish Paralympic athlete who competes in middle-distance events in international level events.

Gunilla Wallengren

Wallengren at 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1979-05-02) 2 May 1979 Halanda, Sweden
Home town	Vanersborg, Sweden
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability	Spina bifida
Disability class	T54
Event(s)	400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres
Club	Bohus Friidrott
Coached by	Ingela Nilsson
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Sweden World Championships 2015 Doha Women's 1500m T54 European Championships 2012 Stadskanaal Women's 1500m T54 2012 Stadskanaal Women's 400m T54 2014 Swansea Women's 1500m T54 2014 Swansea Women's 5000m T54 2016 Grosseto Women's 400m T54 2016 Grosseto Women's 800m T54 2016 Grosseto Women's 5000m T54 2012 Stadskanaal Women's 800m T54 2014 Swansea Women's 400m T54 2016 Grosseto Women's 1500m T54 2018 Berlin Women's 5000m T54

At the age of six, she joined Drivringen, a newly started club in her home town of Trollhättan.[1]

She has won the Great North Run four times.[2][3][4]

At the 5000m race held at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Wallengren was involved in a mass crash involving six participants,[5] losing consciousness for several minutes. She recovered and set her sights on the 2012 Paralympics in London. Her results there was a 8th place at 400m and 9th place at 1500m.[1][6]