| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Canada | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Women'sspeed skating | ||
 | 1994 Lillehamer | 500m |
| 1998 Nagano | 500m |
| Women'sshort track speed skating | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | 3000m relay |
Susan Margaret Auch (born March 1, 1966) is a Canadian former speed skater who competed in fiveWinter Olympics, winning bronze in the 3000m relay at the1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and the silver in the 500 m events at the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer, Norway and the1998 games atNagano, Japan.[1] In 1999, Auch announced her retirement from competition, but changed her mind and competed in a fifth Winter Olympics, the2002 games atSalt Lake City, but didn't reach the podium and retired after those games.
Winnipeg'slong track speed skating oval is the "Susan Auch Speed Skating Oval."[2]
She was inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003,[3] theCanadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2010, andCanada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
She ran as aProgressive Conservative in Winnipeg'sAssiniboia constituency during the2011 Manitoba provincial election but came in second to the incumbentNew Democratic Party legislatorJim Rondeau.
She ran as anindependent candidate in the2025 by-election in Winnipeg'sTranscona constituency, which was called shortly after the death ofNello Altomare.[4] Auch finished in Fourth place with 208 Votes.
| Manitoba provincial by-election,March 18, 2025:Transcona Death ofNello Altomare | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Shannon Corbett | 3,616 | 64.22 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shawn Nason | 1,569 | 27.86 | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Boudreau | 217 | 3.85 | |||||
| Independent | Susan Auch | 208 | 3.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 5,610 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 21 | – | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,631 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2011 Manitoba general election:Assiniboia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jim Rondeau | 5,095 | 58.22 | -3.99 | $36,949.80 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Susan Auch | 3,258 | 37.23 | 4.95 | $46,399.77 | |||
| Green | Anlina Sheng | 204 | 2.33 | – | $1.00 | |||
| Liberal | Moe Bokhari | 194 | 2.22 | -3.30 | $1,812.80 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,751 | 99.61 | – | |||||
| Rejected/Declined Ballots | 34 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 14,170 | 62.00 | 0.15 | |||||
Source(s) Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011).Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011(PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election".Elections Manitoba. 2011. RetrievedSeptember 12, 2018. | ||||||||
Full name: Susan Margaret Auch
 | This biographical article on a speed skater in Canada is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
  | This article about a Canadian Winter Olympic medallist is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
