Susanne Grainger
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
- 2013 : 3rd place in eighth place ( Lisa Roman , Jennifer Martins , Carolyn Ganes , Susanne Grainger, Sarah Black , Christine Roper , Natalie Mastracci , Cristy Nurse and helmsman Kristen Kit )
- 2014 : 2nd place in eighth place (Cristy Nurse, Lisa Roman, Rosanne Deboef , Natalie Mastracci, Susanne Grainger, Christine Roper, Ashley Brzozowicz , Lauren Wilkinson and taxwoman Lesley Thompson )
- 2015 : 3rd place in eighth place (Lisa Roman, Cristy Nurse, Jennifer Martins, Ashley Brzozowicz, Christine Roper, Susanne Grainger, Natalie Mastracci, Lauren Wilkinson and taxwoman Lesley Thompson)
- 2017 : 2nd place in eighth place (Lisa Roman, Kristin Bauder , Nicole Hare , Hillary Janssens , Christine Roper, Susanne Grainger, Jennifer Martins, Rebecca Zimmerman and taxwoman Kristen Kit)
- 2018 : 2nd place in eighth place (Lisa Roman, Stephanie Grauer , Madison Mailey , Susanne Grainger, Christine Roper, Sydney Payne , Jennifer Martins, Rebecca Zimmerman and taxwoman Kristen Kit)
Web links
- Susanne Grainger at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Susanne Grainger in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Grainger, Susanne |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian rower |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , Canada |