Results - 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Alyce WOOD

Federation :	PADDLE AUSTRALIA
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	11/08/1992
Height (cm.) :	182
Weight (Kg.) :	70

Athlete entered in:
Women's 1000m K1 SENIOR
Women's 5000m K1 SENIOR
Women's 500m K2 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Alyssa BULL

NICKNAME:		Junior (On my first senior team I was still a junior)
PREV. NAMES:		Competed as Alyce Burnett until December 2019.
HOBBIES:		Surf Life Saving, Coffee Shopping, News
OTHER SPORTS:		I compete in Surf Life Saving at a local, state and national level.
BIOGRAPHY:		Heading to her third Olympic Games in Paris, Wood is a woman of many talents. She is a multiple national medallist in surf lifesaving and is a Bachelor of Communications and a Master of Business Administration at Griffith University. Starting her kayaking journey at the age of 15, Wood became a world champion in 2017.
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/AlyceWoodKayaker
TWITTER:		https://twitter.com/alycewood_
YOUTUBE:		https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0T1iTQnh1CKu61FOXlj1A
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/alycewood_/
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Gold Coast, Queensland
OCCUPATION:		Athlete, Public Relations
HIGHER EDUCATION:		Bachelor of Communication
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		I first jumped in a kayak at the age of 16 at the Sunshine Coast Paddle Sports Club
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		I reluctantly started kayaking to help my ski paddling for surf life saving. After I got through the initial learning stage where I fell out every second stroke, I fell in love with the sport. The opportunities it has created for me, the places it takes me, and the friends I have made through this sport is something I will forever be grateful for.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		My dad.
TRAINING PARTNER(S):		Alyssa Bull, Berni Wallace, Naomi Flood
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:		I always have something pink on me when I race.
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		"Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it."
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		Auronzo, Italy
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Chocolate and coffee
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		Anything mainstream
AMBITIONS :		Obviously most peoples ultimate goal is to qualify for an Olympics and to stand on top of the dias, which is something I also aspire to. But whether this happens or not I just want to finish my kayaking career with no regrets, knowing I gave it 110%.
CLUB:		Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club
NAME OF COACH:		Anna Wood
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:		Australian
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:		2013
TRAINING REGIME:		"Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it." When I finish my kayaking career, I want to know I have given it my all and have no regrets. I use this idea in my every day training.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:		2010
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:		Australia
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		World Cup 3
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:		Duisburg
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		At the 2014 U23 World Championships I won my first international medal in the K1 500. The feeling of complete exhaustion, relief and elation is something I will never forget.
PREFERRED DISTANCE:		500
POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS:		K2 (Seat 2)
BEST RESULTS:		World Championships: Gold - 1.