Gunilla Wallengren
Swedish Paralympic athlete
Intro | Swedish Paralympic athlete | |
Places | Sweden | |
is | Paralympic athlete Athlete | |
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Birth | 2 May 1979 | |
Age | 45 years | |
Star sign | Taurus |
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.
She has won the Great North Run four times.
At the 5000m race held at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Wallengren was involved in a mass crash involving six participants, 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.