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.
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| Born | 30 December 1990 London, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University team | Virginia Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ^ "Susanne Grainger". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (28 June 2016). "Canada announces 26-member Olympic rowing team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve. "Cycling injury during training could keep rower from Tokyo Olympics". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Susanne Grainger at World Rowing
- Susanne Grainger at Rowing Canada
- Susanne Grainger at Olympics.com
- Susanne Grainger at Team Canada
- Susanne Grainger at Olympedia
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