Susanne Gunnarsson

Susanne Gunnarsson
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta K-2 500 m
1984 Los Angeles K-4 500 m
1992 Barcelona K-2 500 m
World Championships
1993 Copenhagen K-1 5000 m
1981 Nottingham K-2 500 m
1995 Duisburg K-2 200 m
1998 Szeged K-4 200 m
1981 Nottingham K-4 500 m
1983 Tampere K-2 500 m
1995 Duisburg K-1 500 m
1995 Duisburg K-2 500 m
1998 Szeged K-2 1000 m

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).

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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