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
1996 AtlantaK-2 500 m
1984 Los AngelesK-4 500 m
1992 BarcelonaK-2 500 m
World Championships
1993 CopenhagenK-1 5000 m
1981 NottinghamK-2 500 m
1995 DuisburgK-2 200 m
1998 SzegedK-4 200 m
1981 NottinghamK-4 500 m
1983 TampereK-2 500 m
1995 DuisburgK-1 500 m
1995 DuisburgK-2 500 m
1998 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.

References

Awards
Preceded by
Annika Sörenstam
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Agneta Andersson
1996
Succeeded by
Ludmila Engquist


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