Stuart Wood (canoeist) explained

Stuart Wood
Nationality:British
Coach:Colin Radmore
Collegeteam:Bath
Birth Date:31 January 1994
Sport:Paracanoe
Disability Class:VL3

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stuart Wood earns Olympics place with world para canoe bronze . thenantwichnews.co.uk . 5 September 2019 . 4 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Stuart Wood . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 4 September 2021 . 4 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904053012/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/athlete-profile-n1706113-wood-stuart.htm . dead .