Stephen Wooldridge, an Australian track cyclist that won gold in Athens in 2004, is dead at 39 after taking his own life, according to multiple reports. Johnson was part of the cycling team NSW, who called him "an inspirational figure in track cycling." He is survived by two children, a son and a daughter. Wooldridge also won four world titles in cycling.
Friends and family remember Wooldridge fondly, saying his personality was "infectious."
"His infectious smile, gentleman attitude on and off the bike made him a very special person," Wooldridge's trainer Phill Bates wrote on Ride Media.