# Steven Hancock
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{{short description|British canoeist}}
{{about||the footballer|Steve Hancock|the actor|Stephen Hancock}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
'''Stephen Patrick "Steven" Hancock''' (25 June 1957 – 24 June 2016) was a British [canoe sprint](/source/canoe_sprint)er who competed in the early 1980s. At the [1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow), he was eliminated in the semifinals of the [K-4 1000 m](/source/Canoeing_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_K-4_1000_metres) event.
Hancock resided in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) with his family. He was CEO of VidWrx Inc., an Internet video production company. An avid cyclist, he was also a member of two clubs.[[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/06/25/former-british-olympian-dies-in-hospital-after-mississauga-cycling-crash.html Former British Olympian dies in hospital after Mississauga cycling crash]]
Hancock died on 24 June 2016 from injuries he sustained when a car struck his bicycle in [Mississauga](/source/Mississauga), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), on 7 June. Hancock was placed on [life support](/source/life_support); however, his condition worsened and he died on the eve of his 59th birthday.