Richard Hounslow

British slalom canoeist (born 1981)

Richard Hounslow

Florence and Hounslow (right) at the 2016 Olympics

Personal information
Born| 19 December 1981 (1981-12-19) (age 42)
Harrow, London, U.K.
Height| 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight| 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport| Canoe slalom
Club| Peak UK

Medal record

Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
| 2012 London | C2
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | C2
World Championships
| 2013 Prague | C2
| 2009 La Seu d'Urgell | K1 team
| 2009 La Seu d'Urgell | C2 team
| 2010 Tacen | C2
| 2011 Bratislava | C2 team
| 2013 Prague | C2 team
| 2014 Deep Creek Lake | K1 team
| 2015 London | C2 team
| 2015 London | K1 team
European Championships
| 2009 Nottingham | K1 team
| 2012 Augsburg | C2 team
| 2009 Nottingham | C2 team
| 2014 Vienna | K1 team
| 2015 Markkleeberg | K1 team
| 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš | K1 team
| 2010 Bratislava | C2
| 2010 Bratislava | C2 team
| 2015 Markkleeberg | C2
Junior European Championships
| 1999 Solkan | K1 team

Richard John Hounslow[2] (born 19 December 1981) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 until his retirement in 2016.[3] 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

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Hounslow was born in the London Borough of Harrow, which he represented in the London Youth Games.[4] He attended Harrow College.[5] He was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2012. Outside of canoeing, Hounslow is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.[6]

## Career

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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.[1]

Hounslow won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2013), a silver (K1 team: 2009) and seven bronzes (C2: 2010; C2 team: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015; K1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won 9 medals at the European Championships (2 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes).[7]

In 2012, Hounslow won the C2 gold at the World Cup race in Cardiff along with David Florence.[8]

## World Cup individual podiums

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Season  | Date  | Venue  | Position  | Event

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2008 | 29 Jun 2008 | Tacen | 3rd | K1
2009 | 28 Jun 2009 | Pau | 3rd | C2
2011 | 14 Aug 2011 | Prague | 3rd | C2
2012 | 10 Jun 2012 | Cardiff | 1st | C2
2013 | 23 Jun 2013 | Cardiff | 2nd | C2
2014 | 17 Aug 2014 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2
2015 | 9 Aug 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C2

## References

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1. ^ a b "Richard Hounslow". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ GRO reference: March 1982, Vol. 11, Page 1264
3. ^ "GB Olympic canoe slalom star Richard Hounslow retires". hertfordshiremercury.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
4. ^ "Hall of Fame". londonyouthgames.org. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
5. ^ "FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul". FE Week. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
6. ^ "Spurs Fan Hounslow Wins Olympic Silver!". Tottenham Hotspur. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
7. ^ "Richard HOUNSLOW (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
8. ^ "Richard Hounslow". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Hounslow.

* 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.

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World Champions in Men's Canoe Slalom C2

* 1949: France (Michel Duboille & Jacques Rousseau)
* 1951: France (Claude Neveu & Roger Paris)
* 1953: Switzerland (Charles Dussuet & Jean Engler)
* 1955: France (Claude Neveu & Roger Paris)
* 1957: East Germany (Dieter Friedrich & Horst Kleinert)
* 1959: East Germany (Dieter Friedrich & Horst Kleinert)
* 1961: East Germany (Günther Merkel & Manfred Merkel)
* 1963: East Germany (Günther Merkel & Manfred Merkel)
* 1965: East Germany (Günther Merkel & Manfred Merkel)
* 1967: Czechoslovakia (Miroslav Stach & Zdeněk Valenta)
* 1969: France (Jean-Claude Olry & Jean-Louis Olry)
* 1971: East Germany (Klaus Trummer & Jürgen Kretschmer)
* 1973: Czechoslovakia (Jiří Krejza & Jaroslav Pollert)
* 1975: East Germany (Klaus Trummer & Jürgen Kretschmer)
* 1977: East Germany (Walter Hofmann & Jürgen Kalbitz)
* 1979: West Germany (Dieter Welsink & Peter Czupryna)
* 1981: United States (Steve Garvis & Mike Garvis)
* 1983: United States (Lecky Haller & Fritz Haller)
* 1985: West Germany (Thomas Klein-Impelmann & Stephan Küppers)
* 1987: France (Pierre Calori & Jacques Calori)
* 1989: West Germany (Frank Hemmer & Thomas Loose)
* 1991: France (Frank Adisson & Wilfrid Forgues)
* 1993: Czech Republic (Jiří Rohan & Miroslav Šimek)
* 1995: Poland (Krzysztof Kołomański & Michał Staniszewski)
* 1997: France (Frank Adisson & Wilfrid Forgues)
* 1999: Czech Republic (Marek Jiras & Tomáš Máder)
* 2002: Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner)
* 2003: Germany (Marcus Becker & Stefan Henze)
* 2005: Germany (Christian Bahmann & Michael Senft)
* 2006: Czech Republic (Jaroslav Volf & Ondřej Štěpánek)
* 2007: Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner)
* 2009: Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner)
* 2010: Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner)
* 2011: Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner)
* 2013: Great Britain (David Florence & Richard Hounslow)
* 2014: Slovenia (Luka Božič & Sašo Taljat)
* 2015: Germany (Franz Anton & Jan Benzien)
* 2017: France (Gauthier Klauss & Matthieu Péché)

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