1. Susan Seipel was born on 4 April 1986 and is an Australian Para-canoeist, a gold and bronze medallist in kayak and outrigger canoe at the 2015 and 2016 World Championships.
17 Facts About Susan Seipel
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Susan Seipel won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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Susan Seipel has undertaken a course in Professional Leadership at La Trobe University.
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Susan Seipel was awarded a Full Sporting Blue at Griffith University whilst undertaking a Bachelor of Psychology.
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Susan Seipel is a volunteer and ambassador for the RSPCA at Wacol, Queensland.
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Susan Seipel's sporting career began at the age of four as part of her physiotherapy program.
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Susan Seipel learned to swim at the Bellbowrie Club and competed against her able-bodied classmates at Our lady of the Rosary Primary School, Kenmore.
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At the age of seven, Susan Seipel's sporting passion began to change after learning to ride horses at the McIntyre Riding Centre for the Disabled in the western suburbs of Brisbane.
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In 2012, Susan Seipel attended a Para-canoe 'come and try day'.
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Susan Seipel was encouraged to take up Para-canoeing by Australian Olympian Amanda Rankin.
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Susan Seipel is classified a KL2 and competed at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow where she finished sixth in the Women's KL2 K1 200m.
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Susan Seipel won the bronze medal in the 200 m KL2 when paracanoe made its debut at the Rio Paralympics.
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Susan Seipel won a silver medal in the Women's VL2 200m with a time of 1:01.481, over 4 seconds longer than the eventual winner Emma Wiggs of Great Britain.
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Susan Seipel competed in the Women's KL2 200m and came seventh.
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Susan Seipel finished fifth in both the Women's KL2 200m and VL2 200m at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
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Susan Seipel has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
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Susan Seipel trained with the Brisbane Canoeing Club and announced her retirement from canoeing in February 2025.