# Stephen Wooldridge

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Australian cyclist

Stephen Wooldridge Personal information Full name Stephen Brian Wooldridge Born (1977-10-17)17 October 1977 Sydney, Australia Died 14 August 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 39) Team information Discipline Road and track Role Rider Amateur teams 2004–2005 ComNet-Senges 2006–2007 SouthAustralia.com–AIS Medal record Representing Australia Men's track cycling Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Pursuit Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team Pursuit 2006 Melbourne Team pursuit World Championships 2002 Copenhagen Team pursuit 2003 Stuttgart Team pursuit 2004 Melbourne Team pursuit 2006 Bordeaux Team pursuit 2005 Los Angeles Team pursuit

**Stephen Brian Wooldridge** [OAM](/source/Medal_of_the_Order_of_Australia) (17 October 1977 – 14 August 2017) was an Australian [racing cyclist](/source/Racing_cyclist), an Olympic and four-time world champion on the [track](/source/Track_cycling). He was born in [Sydney](/source/Sydney). He was an [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) scholarship holder.[1]

In 2005, Wooldridge was awarded a Medal of the [Order of Australia](/source/Order_of_Australia) for service to sport as a gold medallist at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens).[2] He was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions in 2015.[3]

Wooldridge committed suicide on 14 August 2017 at the age of 39.[4]

## Major results

**2002**
- [UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/2002_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Denmark - 1st, Team Pursuit (with [Peter Dawson](/source/Peter_Dawson_(cyclist)), [Brett Lancaster](/source/Brett_Lancaster) and [Luke Roberts](/source/Luke_Roberts_(cyclist)))

- [Commonwealth Games](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games), Manchester, England - 1st, Team Pursuit

- [2002 Track Cycling World Cup](/source/2002_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Cup_Classics) - 2nd, Team Pursuit, Sydney

**2003**
- [UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/2003_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), Denmark - 1st, Team Pursuit (with [Peter Dawson](/source/Peter_Dawson_(cyclist)), [Brett Lancaster](/source/Brett_Lancaster), [Graeme Brown](/source/Graeme_Brown) and [Luke Roberts](/source/Luke_Roberts_(cyclist)))

**2004**
- [Olympic Games](/source/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics), [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece - 1st, [Team Pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit)

- [UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/2004_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia - 1st, Team Pursuit (with Luke Roberts, Peter Dawson and [Ashley Hutchinson](/source/Ashley_Hutchinson))

- [2004 Track Cycling World Cup](/source/2004_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Cup_Classics) - 3rd, Team Pursuit, Manchester

**2005**
- National Track Championships, Adelaide - 2nd, Team Pursuit - 2nd, Pursuit

- [UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/2005_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), Los Angeles, United States - 3rd, Team Pursuit

**2006**
- [Commonwealth Games](/source/2006_Commonwealth_Games), Melbourne, Australia - 2nd, [Team Pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit)

- [UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/2006_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships), [Bordeaux](/source/Bordeaux), France - 1st, Team Pursuit (with [Peter Dawson](/source/Peter_Dawson_(cyclist)), [Matt Goss](/source/Matt_Goss) and [Mark Jamieson](/source/Mark_Jamieson_(cyclist)))

**2007**
- 1st, Stage 5, [Tour of Siam](/source/Tour_of_Siam)

## Personal life

Woolridge had a son and daughter from his first marriage. He had a stepdaughter from his second marriage.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["AIS Athletes at the Olympics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223207/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics). Ausport.gov.au. 9 January 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Stephen Wooldridge"](http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/). *It's An Honour website*. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-adelaide_3-0)** Homfray, Reece (15 August 2017). ["Australian Olympic gold medallist Stephen Wooldridge dies at the age of 39"](http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/australian-olympic-gold-medallist-stephen-wooldridge-dies-at-the-age-of-39/news-story/8de29a713b6de239d21d1db813c239c0). *Adelaide Now*. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Olympic cycling champion Stephen Wooldridge dies"](http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/olympic-cycling-champ-stephen-wooldridge-dies-20170815-gxwdwf.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** sport, Guardian (15 August 2017). ["Stephen Wooldridge, Australian Olympic cycling champion, dies aged 39"](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/15/stephen-wooldridge-australian-olympic-cycling-champion-dies-aged-39). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

## External links

- [Stephen Wooldridge](https://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche/coureuri/10410.html) at *Cycling Archives* ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=10410))

v t e UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit 1990s 1993: Australia, Brett Aitken, Stuart O'Grady, Billy Shearsby, Tim O'Shannessey 1994: Germany, Guido Fulst, Andreas Bach, Jens Lehmann, Danilo Hondo 1995: Australia, Bradley McGee, Stuart O'Grady, Rodney McGee, Tim O'Shannessey 1996: Italy, Adler Capelli, Cristiano Citton, Andrea Collinelli, Mauro Trentini 1997: Italy, Cristiano Citton, Mario Benetton, Adler Capelli, Andrea Collinelli 1998: Ukraine, Oleksandr Symonenko, Serhiy Matvyeyev, Oleksandr Fedenko, Oleksandr Klymenko 1999: Germany, Robert Bartko, Jens Lehmann, Daniel Becke, Guido Fulst 2000s 2000: Germany, Guido Fulst, Sebastian Siedler, Daniel Becke, Jens Lehmann 2001: Ukraine, Oleksandr Symonenko, Serhii Cherniavskyi, Lyubomyr Polatayko, Oleksandr Fedenko 2002: Australia, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Stephen Wooldridge, Luke Roberts 2003: Australia, Graeme Brown, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Luke Roberts 2004: Australia, Ashley Hutchinson, Luke Roberts, Peter Dawson, Stephen Wooldridge 2005: Great Britain, Steve Cummings, Rob Hayles, Paul Manning, Chris Newton 2006: Australia, Peter Dawson, Matthew Goss, Mark Jamieson, Stephen Wooldridge 2007: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins 2008: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Paul Manning, Bradley Wiggins 2009: Denmark, Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Michael Færk Christensen, Alex Rasmussen, Michael Mørkøv 2010s 2010: Australia, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Cameron Meyer 2011: Australia, Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Luke Durbridge 2012: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Steven Burke, Geraint Thomas, Andy Tennant 2013: Australia, Glenn O'Shea, Alex Edmondson, Mitchell Mulhern, Alexander Morgan 2014: Australia, Glenn O'Shea, Alex Edmondson, Luke Davison, Miles Scotson 2015: New Zealand, Pieter Bulling, Dylan Kennett, Alex Frame, Marc Ryan 2016: Australia, Sam Welsford, Michael Hepburn, Callum Scotson, Miles Scotson, Alexander Porter, Luke Davison 2017: Australia, Sam Welsford, Cameron Meyer, Alexander Porter, Nick Yallouris, Kelland O'Brien, Rohan Wight 2018: Great Britain, Ed Clancy, Kian Emadi, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield 2019: Australia, Sam Welsford, Leigh Howard, Alexander Porter, Cameron Scott, Kelland O'Brien 2020s 2020: Denmark, Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg, Rasmus Pedersen 2021: Italy, Liam Bertazzo, Simone Consonni, Filippo Ganna, Jonathan Milan, Francesco Lamon 2022: Great Britain, Ethan Hayter, Oliver Wood, Ethan Vernon, Daniel Bigham 2023: Denmark, Niklas Larsen, Carl-Frederik Bévort, Lasse Norman Leth, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg 2024: Denmark, Tobias Hansen, Carl-Frederik Bévort, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg 2025: Denmark, Tobias Hansen, Niklas Larsen, Rasmus Pedersen, Frederik Rodenberg, Lasse Norman Leth Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds.

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