Steven Wood

Q: When did Steven Wood die?

Steven Wood died on November 23, 1995 in Brisbane.

Q: How old was Steven Wood when they died?

Steven Wood was 34 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Steven Wood's cause of death?

The cause of death of Steven Wood was suicide.

Q: When was Steven Wood born?

Steven Wood was born on March 17, 1961 in Brisbane.

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.

Career

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. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1988 and 1991–1992. Wood died by suicide in Brisbane by hanging himself, possibly due to a recurring elbow injury.