Richard Hounslow

Richard Hounslow

Florence and Hounslow (right) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	19 December 1981 (1981-12-19) (age 35) Harrow, London, U.K.
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe slalom
Club	Peak UK
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2012 London C-2 2016 Rio de Janeiro C-2 World Championships 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K-1 team 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C-2 team 2010 Tacen C-2 2011 Bratislava C-2 team 2013 Prague C-2 2013 Prague C-2 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake K-1 team 2015 London C-2 team 2015 London K-1 team European Championships 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K-1 team 2009 Nottingham K-1 team 2009 Nottingham C-2 team 2010 Bratislava C-2 2010 Bratislava C-2 team 2012 Augsburg C-2 team 2014 Vienna K-1 team 2015 Markkleeberg K-1 team 2015 Markkleeberg C-2

Richard John Hounslow (born 19 December 1981) is a British slalom canoeist who has competed in the kayak slalom singles (K-1) category since the late 1990s. Since 2009 he has also been competing in canoe doubles (C-2) alongside David Florence.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he won a silver medal in the C2 event and placed 12th in the K1 event. He won another silver medal in the C2 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Hounslow won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C-2: 2013), a silver (K-1 team: 2009) and seven bronzes (C-2: 2010; C-2 team: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; K-1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won 9 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes).

In 2012, Hounslow won the C2 gold at the World Cup race in Cardiff along with David Florence.

Hounslow was born in the London Borough of Harrow, which he represented in the London Youth Games. He attended Harrow College. He was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2012. Outside of canoeing, Hounslow is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.