Danielle Woodward
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe slalom | ||
Competitor for  Australia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | K-1 |
Danielle Anne Woodward OAM (born 20 March 1965 in Melbourne) is an Australian slalom canoer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Woodward was born in Burwood in Melbourne's eastern suburbs and grew up in Newtown in New South Wales.
She was a Detective with the Australian Federal Police at the time of the 1992 Summer Olympics and is currently a Detective Sergeant in their Melbourne Office.
Woodward was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Australia Day 2002 and the Australian Sports Medal.
Woodward was appointed as a director Australian Canoeing on 29 April 2007. On 15 November 2008, she was elected president of the governing body.[1]
References
- ↑ "Australian Canoeing Board of Directors". Australian Canoeing. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- Sports-reference.com profile
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Slalom Singles". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 495–6.