Results - 2015 ICF CANOE SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

David FLORENCE

Federation :	PADDLE UK
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	08/08/1982
Height (cm.) :	188
Weight (Kg.) :	78

Athlete entered in:
Men's C1 SENIOR
Men's C1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Adam BURGESS
Men's C1x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Ryan WESTLEY
Men's C2 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Richard HOUNSLOW
Men's C2x3 SENIOR	other members of the team:	Richard HOUNSLOW
		Etienne STOTT
		Mark PROCTOR
		Greg PITT
		Adam BURGESS

Medals:
Gold	Men's C1 SENIOR
Bronze	Men's C2x3 SENIOR as member of		PADDLE UK

NICKNAME:		D Flo
HOBBIES:		Favourite Food - Thai
		Snowboarding, surfing, languages.
SPORTING RELATIVES:		My father and maternal uncle were both Scottish Champions. My brother competed at The World Championships for Great Britain. My great-grandfather was World Billiards Champion.
OTHER SPORTS:		snowboarding, surfing
BIOGRAPHY:		Date of Birth: 08/08/1982 Born: Aberdeen, Scotland Hometown: Edinburgh, Edinburgh Lives: Loughton, Essex Olympic Games: Beijing 2008 Class: Canoe Slalom - Men's C1 & Men's C2 Paddling since: 1996 Club: Forth Coach: Mark Delaney Boat: Vajda Supremo 2 Paddles: Vajda Sponsors: Lloyd's Register, Sandiline, Vajda, Sub Zero Lottery Funding: UK Sport Podium Programme Hobbies: Skiing, tennis, golf, languages (he learnt Mandarin prior to the Beijing Olympics), bagpipe playing Website www.davidflorence.com Notes: Scottish-born David is a men's C1and C2 slalom canoeist and has been selected for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games in both events. He is an Olympic silver medallist (Beijing 2008), World Cup series Champion and is consistently moving up the ranks in canoe slalom. In 2009 he also began competing in C2 with Richard Hounslow and in 2010 won both World and European Championship bronze medals. He was also a member of the C2 Team that won bronze at the World Championships in 2011.
OLYMPIC GAMES:	2008	Mens C1 - Silver
ICF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:	2009	Mens C1 - 5th Mens C2 - 10th Mens C2 Team - Bronze
	2010	Mens C1 - 12th Mens C2 - Bronze
	2011	Mens C1 - 14th Mens C2 - 4th Mens C2 Team - Bronze
ICF WORLD CUPS:	2011	WC1 Tacen Mens C1 - Gold Mens C2 -15th WC4 Prague Mens C1 - Bronze Mens C2 - Bronze
	2012	WC 1 - Cardiff Mens C1 - Gold Mens C2 - Gold WC2 - Pau Mens C1 - 25th Mens C2 - 14th
CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:	2009	Mens C1 - 5th Mens C2 - 9th Mens C2 Team - Silver
	2010	Mens C1 - 9th Mens C2 - Bronze Mens C2 Team - Bronze
	2011	Mens C1 - 10th Mens C2 - 4th
	2012	Mens C1 - 10th Mens C2 - 4th Mens C2 Team - Gold
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/davidflorenceathlete
TWITTER:		https://www.twitter.com/David_Florence
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/David_Florence
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		I live in Loughton near Lee Valley where I train.
OCCUPATION:		Athlete
LANGUAGES:		English and a bit of French, German, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.
HIGHER EDUCATION:		I have a degree in Mathematical Physics from The University of Nottingham
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		Seacliff Beach near Edinburgh in 1996 because my uncle had a couple of canoes with him on a family day at the beach.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		Probably my Dad because he started my brother and me out in the support and continues to support me.
HERO/IDOL:		I wouldn’t say I’ve ever really had a hero or an idol exactly, but when I started out the C1 paddlers I most looked up to were Gareth Marriott and Lukas Pollert.
SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:		I’m not really superstitious at all.
SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:		I really believe in simply trying to be the best that you can possibly be.
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:		I really enjoyed Beijing because it was such big, challenging water, but I love most of the courses we paddle at the major races.
FAVOURITE FOOD:		Thai/Japanese
FAVOURITE MUSIC:		I grew up listening to Belle and Sebastian and The Smiths
AMBITIONS :		I’d love to win the Olympic Games.
AWARDS AND HONORS:		Honorary Doctorate from The University of Nottingham
CLUB:		Forth CC
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:		Merano World Cup 2001
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		It’s close between winning my first Olympic Medal and winning the double at the World Championships in Prague in 2013.