Gunilla Wallengren
 Wallengren at 2012 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 May 1979 Halanda, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Vanersborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spina bifida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bohus Friidrott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ingela Nilsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gunilla Wallengren (born 2 May 1979) is a Swedish Paralympic athlete who competes in middle-distance events in international level events.
At the age of six, she joined Drivringen, a newly started club in her home town of Trollhättan.[1]
She has won the Great North Run four times.[2][3][4]
At the 5000m race held at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Wallengren was involved in a mass crash involving six participants,[5] losing consciousness for several minutes. She recovered and set her sights on the 2012 Paralympics in London. Her results there was a 8th place at 400m and 9th place at 1500m.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gunilla laddar om". 11 January 2010.
- ^ "Gunilla Wallengren - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 28 April 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Swansea 2014 Draws To Close". The Wave. 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Here is the Swedish squad for the Athletics World Cup in Dubai (in Swedish)". Swedish Paralympic Committee. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Crash delivers Dawes another chance - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Gunilla Wallengren nöjd med Paralympics". Sveriges Radio. 9 September 2012.
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Sweden
- Female wheelchair racers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swedish wheelchair racers
- People from Vänersborg Municipality
- Athletes from Västra Götaland County