David Florence

David Florence
Florence at the 2019 Canoe slalom World Championships
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1982-08-08) 8 August 1982
Aberdeen, Scotland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportCanoe slalom
Event
C1, C2
ClubForth
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 3 0
World Championships 3 1 7
European Championships 1 1 5
U23 European Championships 0 0 1
Total 4 5 13
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing C1
2012 London C2
2016 Rio de Janeiro C2
World Championships
2013 Prague C1
2013 Prague C2
2015 London C1
2017 Pau C1 team
2006 Prague C1 team
2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
2010 Tacen C2
2011 Bratislava C2 team
2013 Prague C2 team
2015 London C2 team
2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
European Championships
2012 Augsburg C2 team
2009 Nottingham C2 team
2010 Bratislava C2
2010 Bratislava C2 team
2015 Markkleeberg C2
2015 Markkleeberg C1 team
2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
U23 European Championships
2005 Kraków C1 team

David Florence (born 8 August 1982) is a retired British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. He is the 2013 and 2015 world champion in individual single canoe (C1) and 2013 champion in double canoe (C2), the latter with Richard Hounslow. Florence was the first canoeist since Charles Dussuet, sixty years earlier, to achieve the C1, C2 double at the same World Championships.

Florence won silver medals at three consecutive Olympics: in the C1 in 2008 and in the C2 in 2012 and 2016 (with Richard Hounslow).

He announced his retirement from the sport in May 2022.