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 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

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

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

External links

• Susanne Gunnarsson-Wiberg at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
• Susanne Wiberg-Gunnarsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)