Susan Seipel (born 4 April 1986) is an Australian Para-canoeist, a gold and bronze medallist in kayak and outrigger canoe at the 2015 and 2016 World Championships.

[1][2] another bronze medal at 2024 Summer Paralympics Seipel, a Bellbowrie resident of Queensland, was born with Arthrogryposis Multiplex, a rare disorder characterised by fusion of joints and absent muscle formation in her legs.

"[12][13] In 1998, she competed for the first time at the National Riding for Disabled (RDA) Dressage Championships, where she gained first place in her warm- up test against international riders.

[6] It was here she gave her best performance winning a bronze medal and qualified for the 2008 Summer Paralympics Beijing, China, but was not selected in the team to represent Australia.

[14] 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 (formerly TA) K1 200m.

[9] Determined to pursue her competitive spirit, Seipel mastered the kayak (K1) and outrigger (V1) canoes winning in both boats at domestic trials.

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.

[22] In the lead up to the Paralympics, Seipel won a bronze medal at the 2024 ICF World Para Canoe Championships in Szeged, Hungary.