Richard John Hounslow (born 19 December 1981) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 until his retirement in 2016. He started out as a specialist in the kayak (K1) category, but in 2009 he also started competing in canoe doubles (C2) alongside David Florence. In his last season (2016) he concentrated on the C2 class exclusively.

Personal and early life

Hounslow was born in the

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, which he represented in the

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. He attended

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. He was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2012. Outside of canoeing, Hounslow is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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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

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. Hounslow won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2:

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), a silver (K1 team: 2009) and seven bronzes (C2: 2010; C2 team: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; K1 team:

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, 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.

World Cup individual podiums

References

External links

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's final results
– Retrieved 11 September 2010.
12 September 2009 final results for the men's C2 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
– Retrieved 12 September 2009.
12 September 2009 final results for the men's K1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
– Retrieved 12 September 2009. English male canoeists Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Great Britain Olympic medalists in canoeing Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain 1981 births Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Harrow, London British male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub