Susanne Grainger

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Susanne Grainger
Personal information
Born (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
University teamVirginia Cavaliers
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amsterdam Eight
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarasota Eight
Silver medal – second place 2018 Plovdiv Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chungju Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Eight

Susanne Grainger (born 30 December 1990) is a Canadian rower.[1] She was part of the team that won the silver medal in the Women's eight competition at the 2014 World Rowing Championships.

In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[2]

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] At the Olympics, Grainger won the gold medal in the women's eights boat, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Susanne Grainger". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. ^ Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Cycling injury during training could keep rower from Tokyo Olympics". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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