Susanne Grainger Explained

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Birth Date:30 December 1990
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Height:188 cm
Weight:80 kg
Universityteam:Virginia Cavaliers
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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]

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Notes and References

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