Susanne Gunnarsson

Susanne Gunnarsson (née Wiberg; born 8 September 1963 in Katrineholm) is a Swedish sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one gold (1996: K-2 500 m) and two silvers (1984: K-4 500 m, 1992: K-2 500 m).

Susanne Gunnarsson
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaK-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenK-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place1981 NottinghamK-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1995 DuisburgK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place1998 SzegedK-4 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1981 NottinghamK-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1983 TampereK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 DuisburgK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 DuisburgK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1998 SzegedK-2 1000 m

Gunnarsson also won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 5000 m: 1993), three silvers (K-2 200 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1981, K-4 200 m: 1998), and five bronzes (K-1 500 m: 1995, K-2 500 m: 1983, 1995; K-2 1000 m: 1998, K-4 500 m: 1981).

She was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1996, jointly with Agneta Andersson.[1]

References
  1. "Rik på erfarenheter, fattig som idrottare" (in Swedish). Idrottens affärer. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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