Susanne Gunnarsson

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

Susanne Gunnarsson (née Wiberg; born 8 September 1963 in Katrineholm) is a Swedish sprint canoer 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

Olympic Kayaking Champions in Women's K-2 500 m
Awards
Preceded by
Annika Sörenstam		 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Agneta Andersson
1996 		Succeeded by
Ludmila Engquist


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