Susanne Grainger

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Susanne Grainger (born December 30, 1990 in London , Canada ) is a Canadian rower who won three medals at world championships in eighth place.

Susanne Grainger started rowing at her high school in London, Ontario . In 2011 she won the U23 World Championships with eighth place , and in 2012 she won the four without a helmsman . She has been rowing in the World Cup since 2013 . At the 2013 World Championships , the US eight won ahead of the Romanians, while Susanne Grainger received the bronze medal. In 2014, the Canadian eighth won the World Cup finals in Lucerne in the absence of the US boat. At the World Championships in Amsterdam , the US boat won again over the Canadians. In 2015, the Canadians rowed the bronze medal behind the US boat and the New Zealanders at the World Championships on Lac d'Aiguebelette . At the 2016 Olympic Games , the Canadian eighth finished fifth.

In 2017 there were still three rowers from the Olympic eight in the boat, which took second place behind the Romanians at the World Championships in Sarasota . In addition to the eighth, Grainger also competed in the four without a helmsman and took ninth place in this boat class. In 2018, Susanne Grainger only started eighth, at the World Championships in Plovdiv the Canadians won silver behind eighth from the United States.

Successes at world championships

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personal data
SURNAME Grainger, Susanne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian rower
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH London , Canada