Gunilla Wallengren

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.