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.

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Richard Hounslow

Florence and Hounslow (right) at the 2016 Olympics
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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

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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]

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]