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Florence keeping it simple ahead of selection races

Two-time Olympic silver medallist David Florence is keeping it simple as he bids to represent Britain in both the C1 and C2 canoe slalom events ...

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Hoy to join Murrayfield parade

Sir Chris Hoy is to be among the Olympic and Paralympic heroes paraded at Murrayfield during half-time of next month's EMC Autumn Test with New ...

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Slalom canoeists take gold and silver

Great Britain claimed gold and silver in the two-man canoe slalom in front a jubilant home crowd.

Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie won gold ...

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Canoe duos power through to final

Britain's canoe slalom team gave themselves a great chance of a medal today as both two-man boats qualified for the final.

David Florence...

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Hounslow hoping to seal podium spot

Team GB's Richard Hounslow will be hoping for an Olympic medal on Wednesday as he competes in the canoe slalom finals of the single kayak.

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Medal Record

London 2012
  • 0 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 0 Bronze
Beijing 2008
  • 0 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 0 Bronze

Biography

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David Florence was the only one of the five British athletes selected to compete in canoe slalom in London 2012 to have experienced an Olympics before – winning silver in the C1 at Beijing 2008. However he will also experience a first having qualified in the canoe double with Richard Hounslow, three years after first choosing to combine the event with his individual aspirations.

Born in Aberdeen, Florence lived on Wester Coates Avenue in Edinburgh between the ages of seven and 18, then a mere street away from a young Chris Hoy, whose residence was on Wester Coates Terrace. Seeing Hoy win triple gold at Beijing 2008 inspired Florence to add another event to his repertoire in the form of the canoe double where he won world and European medals in his first year doing it.

Florence studied mathematical physics at the University of Nottingham and applied to be an astronaut before Beijing 2008 after seeing a recruitment advert for the European Space Agency. He won the overall World Cup title in the C1 in 2009 and in the 2012 World Cup series he has won two golds and a silver and is currently ranked world No.1 in the C1. His dad George was a former Scottish canoeing champion and his brother Fraser also competed internationally.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, Florence won silver in the C2 Canoe Slalom with partner Richard Hounslow.