Steven Wood

Steven Wood (17 March 1961 – 23 November 1995) was an Australian sprint and marathon canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Barcelona in 1992.

Wood won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1991) and a bronze (K-2 1000 m: 1986).

He was married to Anna Wood, a Dutch-born sprint canoeist who won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics, one for Australia and one for the Netherlands.

[1] Wood died by suicide in Brisbane by hanging himself, possibly due to a recurring elbow injury.