Biography
Jordan WOOD
Jordan WOOD
PADDLE AUSTRALIA PADDLE AUSTRALIA
Male
01/08/1994
184
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Athlete entered in:
other members of the team: Riley FITZSIMMONS
other members of the team: Riley FITZSIMMONS
NICKNAME:   Woody
HOBBIES:   Coffee drinking, Cooking and Lifeguarding
SPORTING RELATIVES:   My Mum and Dad are both Olympic Medalists in Kayaking
OTHER SPORTS:   Surf Life Saving
FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/Jordan-Wood-AUS-Kayaker
INSTAGRAM:   www.instagram.com/jordan94wood
LANGUAGES:   Dutch
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:   Gold Coast Canoe Club when I was 8
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:   Both my Mum and my Dad (Anna and Steve Wood) were Olympic representatives in Kayaking so it was only natural I took up the sport. I love the sport because it's not up to chance. You get out of it what you put in. 
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:   Vince Fehervari
HERO/IDOL:   F1 Racer Niki Louda
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:   Milan
FAVOURITE FOOD:   Coffee
CLUB:   Gold Coast Canoe Club
NAME OF COACH:   Jimmy Owens
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:   Australian
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:   2013
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:   Australia 
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:   World Championships
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:   Duisburg
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:   I don't really have one specific memorable moment, but if I had to pick one it would be winning the K2 1000 at U23 Worlds in 2015. It was an amazing feeling!
PREFERRED DISTANCE:   1000
POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS:   Back seat
2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CUP 1
Results
 
 
Start Time Event Participants Rank Results Available Information
Jun 5
9:19
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Heats 3
AUS AUS
1
0:01:31.357
Jun 5
11:51
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Heats 1
AUS AUS
1
0:03:18.398
Jun 5
14:58
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Semifinal 3
AUS AUS
2
0:03:20.530
Jun 5
16:52
 
Men's 1000m K2 SENIOR
Final A
AUS AUS
5
0:03:13.734
Jul 5
13:53
 
Men's 500m K2 SENIOR
Final A
AUS AUS
5
0:01:28.776



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