Stuart Wood (canoeist)

Stuart Wood (born 31 January 1994) is a British paracanoeist. He represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Stuart Wood
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994
Sport
SportParacanoe
Disability classVL3
College teamBath
Coached byColin Radmore
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoVL3
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 CopenhagenVL3
Bronze medal – third place2019 SzegedVL3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 PoznanVL3

Early life and education

Stuart is a graduate from the University of Bath, where he studied maths, physics and computer science, and he now works in software development in Nottingham. Stuart has been a keen paddler for a number of years and having originally started in the KL3; he has very much found his form in the VL3.

Career

In June 2021 it was announced that Stuart had been selected as part of the paracanoe team for his debut Paralympic Games.

Wood represented Great Britain at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in the men's VL3 event and won a bronze medal. He was subsequently named to the Paralympic team for Great Britain.[1]

Wood represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's VL3 event and won a bronze medal.[2]

References
  1. "Stuart Wood earns Olympics place with world para canoe bronze". thenantwichnews.co.uk. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "Stuart Wood". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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