Susanne Grainger

Susanne Grainger (born 30 December 1990) is a Canadian rower.[1] She was part of the team that won the silver medal in the Women's eight competition at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.

Susanne Grainger
Personal information
Born (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990
London, Ontario, Canada
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
University teamVirginia Cavaliers
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 AmsterdamEight
Silver medal – second place2017 SarasotaEight
Silver medal – second place2018 PlovdivEight
Bronze medal – third place2013 ChungjuEight
Bronze medal – third place2015 AiguebeletteEight

In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[2]

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] At the Olympics, Grainger won the gold medal in the women's eights boat, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[4][5]

References
  1. "Susanne Grainger". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. Dheensaw, Cleve. "Cycling injury during training could keep rower from Tokyo Olympics". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.


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