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).

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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

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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.^[1]