Stephen Bird (born 11 May 1988) is a South African-born Australian sprint canoeist.

[2][4] He is a three-time national champion (2010, 2011, and 2012) in the men's kayak doubles (200 m), and a member of the Canning River Canoe Club in Perth, Western Australia, under his personal coach Ramon Andersson.

He attended Michaelhouse in KwaZulu-Natal, during which time he was awarded his Protea Blazer for representing South Africa at junior level.

In 2007 his family moved to Perth, Western Australia, where he studied commerce and psychology at the Curtin University.

[3] Bird qualified for the men's K-2 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by placing first from the 2012 ICF Oceania Qualification Tournament in Penrith, New South Wales.