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{{short description|British slalom canoeist|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = David Florence
| image          = 2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 067 - David Florence.jpg
| caption        = Florence at the 2019 Canoe slalom World Championships
| image_size     = 
| nationality    = Scottish
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1982|8|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Aberdeen]], Scotland
| height         = 1.88 m<ref name="sr">{{cite web|title=David Florence|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fl/david-florence-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fl/david-florence-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="GB profile"/>
| weight         = 78 kg<ref name="GB profile"/>
| country        = Great Britain
| sport          = [[Canoe slalom]]
| event          = C1, C2
| rank           = 
| club           = [[Forth Canoe Club|Forth]]
| show-medals    = no
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCount
|[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|0|3|0
|[[ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|World Championships]]|3|1|7
|[[European Canoe Slalom Championships|European Championships]]|1|1|5
|[[European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships|U23 European Championships]]|0|0|1
|'''Total'''|'''4'''|'''5'''|'''13'''
}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1|C1]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2|C2]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2|C2]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2013 Prague]]|C1}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2013 Prague]]|C2}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2015 London]]|C1}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2017 Pau]]|C1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2006 Prague]]|C1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2009 La Seu d'Urgell]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2010 Tacen]]|C2}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2011 Bratislava]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2013 Prague]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2015 London]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2018 Rio de Janeiro]]|C1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Canoe Slalom Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2012 Augsburg]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2009 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2009 Nottingham]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2010 Bratislava]]|C2}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2010 Bratislava]]|C2 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2015 Markkleeberg]]|C2}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2015 Markkleeberg]]|C1 team}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2016 Liptovský Mikuláš]]|C1 team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships|U23 European Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2005 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships|2005 Kraków]]|C1 team}}
}}

'''David Florence''' (born 8 August 1982) is a retired British  [[Canoe slalom|slalom canoeist]] who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021.<ref name="GB profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/BEIJING2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6689 |title=Team GB > Beijing 2008 > Athlete profile > David Florence |access-date=20 September 2008 |publisher=[[British Olympic Association]] |archive-date=26 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226065932/http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6689 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=David FLORENCE (GBR)|url=https://www.canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_9112f|website=CanoeSlalom.net|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> 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 [[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1|C1]] in 2008 and in the C2 in 2012 and 2016 (with [[Richard Hounslow]]).<ref name=sr/>

He announced his retirement from the sport in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Florence: Scottish Olympic medallist retires from canoeing | work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/canoeing/61441947#:~:text=David%20Florence%20won%20three%20Olympic,former%20world%20and%20European%20champion. |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
Having been born in [[Aberdeen]], Florence lived in [[Edinburgh]] between the ages of 7 and 18 on the same street as future world and Olympic cycling champion [[Chris Hoy]].<ref name="Times article">{{cite news |url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article4747367.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918020806/http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article4747367.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 September 2008 |title=Time and place: David Florence |access-date=20 September 2008 |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 September 2008  | location=London | first=Mike | last=Wilson}}</ref> He attended [[Roseburn]] Primary School and [[Stewarts Melville College]] secondary school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davidflorence.co.uk/index.php?page=about&section_number=3 |title=David Florence – Olympic Canoe Slalom Athlete |access-date=20 September 2008 |publisher=davidflorence.com – Official website of Olympic Canoe Slalom Athlete David Florence |date=14 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004075930/http://www.davidflorence.co.uk/index.php?page=about&section_number=3 |archive-date=4 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He began canoeing at the age of 14, on the [[Water of Leith]], and was eventually invited to join the [[Forth Canoe Club]], where most of his training was done on the [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]].<ref name="Times article"/> He went to the [[University of Nottingham]] and studied mathematical physics,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alumni.nottingham.ac.uk/netcommunity/sslpage.aspx?pid=3210&erid=4903400&trid=c8b6e498-be54-4675-a1ff-40929fe37622&chid=4|title=A golden summer|date=13 August 2012|work=Alumni Online|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=24 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213185633/http://www.alumni.nottingham.ac.uk/netcommunity/sslpage.aspx?pid=3210&erid=4903400&trid=c8b6e498-be54-4675-a1ff-40929fe37622&chid=4|archive-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> but says his main reason for choosing to move to Nottingham was because it is the home of the [[Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre|National Watersports Centre]].<ref name="Times article"/> His father, George, is a former Scottish canoeing champion and his brother, Fraser also canoes for Scotland. His Uncle Angus Florence also canoed for Scotland.<ref>{{cite web| title=Scots Olympic medal winner David Florence missed out on astronaut dream |date=13 August 2008 |work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/08/13/scots-olympic-medal-winner-david-florence-missed-out-on-astronaut-dream-86908-20695077/ |access-date=20 September 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
Florence finished 4th in the [[2005 European Canoe Slalom Championships|2005 European Championships]] and 15th in the [[2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|World Championships]] the same year. He also won a bronze medal in the World Cup event in [[La Seu d'Urgell|Seu]]. In 2006 he improved to a sixth-place finish in the [[2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|World Championships]], won a bronze in the C1 team, and took the gold medal at the World Cup in [[Augsburg]]. In 2007 he took 5th place at the [[2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|World Championships]] and two World Cup medals, bronzes in [[Prague]] and Augsburg.<ref name="GB profile"/> In 2009 he started competing in C2 alongside [[Richard Hounslow]] and he won a bronze in the C2 team event at the [[2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2009 World Championships]] in [[La Seu d'Urgell]]. He went on to win a bronze in the C2 event at the [[2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2010 World Championships]] in [[Tacen]] and another one in the C2 team event at the [[2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2011 World Championships]] in [[Bratislava]]. At the [[2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2013 World Championships]] in Prague he won 2 golds (C1 and C2) and 1 bronze (C2 team). He won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the [[2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships|2017 world championships]] in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]].

He won a total of eleven medals at the World Championships with three golds, one silver and seven bronzes. In [[2009 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2009]] he won the overall [[Canoe Slalom World Cup|World Cup]] title in C1. Florence also has seven medals from the [[European Canoe Slalom Championships|European Championships]] (1 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronzes). He finished three consecutive years as the C1 [[ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings|World No. 1]], from 2012 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/icf-canoe-slalom-world-ranking |title=ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings |date=14 September 2016 |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>

===2008 Olympics===
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], in [[Beijing]], Florence competed in the [[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1|C1 event]]. He finished second overall, winning the silver medal behind [[Slovakia|Slovak]] world number one [[Michal Martikán]].<ref name="BBC report">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/canoeing/7555946.stm |title=GB's Florence claims canoe silver |access-date=12 August 2008 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=12 August 2008 }}</ref> He completed his preliminary runs of the course at the [[Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park]] in 89.47 and 82.16 seconds, to lie 3rd overall, with a total time of 171.63 seconds, heading into the semifinal. His semifinal time of 90.46 seconds, qualifying him for the final in 4th place out of the ten advancing competitors. His final run of 88.15 seconds gave him a total time 178.61 seconds and meant he led with only Martikán left to compete, however the Slovakian went almost 2 seconds faster to push Florence into the silver medal position.<ref name="BBC report"/> After the event Florence said he had been inspired by the sight of [[Rebecca Adlington]] winning her [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle|400 metres freestyle]] gold medal the day before.<ref name="Rocket">{{cite news| title=Beijing: David Florence rockets to silver |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 August 2008 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2547663/Beijing-Canoeings-David-Florence-rockets-to-silver-success---Olympics.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505131604/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2547663/Beijing-Canoeings-David-Florence-rockets-to-silver-success---Olympics.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |access-date=20 September 2008 | location=London | first=Simon | last=Hart}}</ref>

===2012 Olympics===
Florence qualified for the [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1|C1]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]] at the British trials. Thanks to the fact that his C2 partner Richard Hounslow qualified for the K1 event, they were able to start together in the [[Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2|C2]] event as the second British boat in that category. Florence was a favourite to medal especially in the C1 event, but he failed to make the final after a semifinal run full of mistakes. He finished down in 10th place<ref>{{cite web|title=C1 semifinal results from London 2012|url=http://www.london2012.com/canoe-slalom/event/canoe-single-men/phase=csm210200/index.html|access-date=7 September 2012|archive-date=6 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906142743/http://www.london2012.com/canoe-slalom/event/canoe-single-men/phase=csm210200/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  which was a disappointment for him as well as the local fans. He and Hounslow (who also had a disappointing run in K1) made amends in the C2 event where they were able to win the silver medal behind their compatriots [[Tim Baillie]] and [[Etienne Stott]] and ahead of the three-time defending champions [[Pavol Hochschorner|Pavol]] and [[Peter Hochschorner]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stott and Baillie head GB one-two|url=http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/stott-and-baillie-head-one-two.html|access-date=7 September 2012|archive-date=5 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905203827/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/stott-and-baillie-head-one-two.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==World Cup individual podiums==
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:gray solid 1px; width:40%;"
|-
| rowspan="2" style="width:3%;"|  
|- 
| style="width:2%;" bgcolor=gold|{{gold01}}
| style="width:2%;" bgcolor=silver|{{silver02}}
| style="width:2%;" bgcolor=cc9966|{{bronze03}}
| style="width:2%; background-color:#4180be; color:white;"|Total
|-
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| C1 || 6 || 7 || 8 || '''21'''
|-
| style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| C2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || '''6'''
|- style="background:#369; color:white;"
| '''Total''' || '''7''' || '''8''' || '''12''' || '''27'''
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
!Season
!Date
!Venue
!Position
!Event
|-
| '''[[2005 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2005]]''' || align=right| 24 July 2005 ||align=left| [[Segre Olympic Park|La Seu d'Urgell]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
| '''[[2006 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2006]]''' || align=right| 4 June 2006 ||align=left| [[Augsburg Eiskanal|Augsburg]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C1
|-
|rowspan=3| '''[[2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2007]]''' || align=right| 18 March 2007 ||align=left| [[Foz do Iguaçu]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>
|-
| align=right| 30 June 2007 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
| align=right| 15 July 2007 ||align=left| [[Augsburg Eiskanal|Augsburg]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
| '''[[2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2008]]''' || align=right| 21 June 2008 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
|rowspan=3| '''[[2009 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2009]]''' || align=right| 1 February 2009 ||align=left| [[Mangahao River|Mangahao]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C1<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>
|-
| align=right| 28 June 2009 ||align=left| [[Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium|Pau]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
| align=right| 28 June 2009 ||align=left| [[Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium|Pau]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C2
|-
|rowspan=3| '''[[2011 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2011]]''' || align=right| 25 June 2011 ||align=left| [[Tacen Whitewater Course|Tacen]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C1
|-
| align=right| 13 August 2011 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
| align=right| 14 August 2011 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C2
|-
|rowspan=3| '''[[2012 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2012]]''' || align=right| 9 June 2012 ||align=left| [[Cardiff International White Water|Cardiff]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C1
|-
| align=right| 10 June 2012 ||align=left| [[Cardiff International White Water|Cardiff]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C2
|-
| align=right| 23 June 2012 ||align=left| [[Segre Olympic Park|La Seu d'Urgell]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|-
|rowspan=2| '''[[2013 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2013]]''' || align=right| 23 June 2013 ||align=left| [[Cardiff International White Water|Cardiff]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C2
|-
| align=right| 24 August 2013 ||align=left| [[Čunovo Water Sports Centre|Bratislava]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|-
|rowspan=4|  '''[[2014 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2014]]''' || align=right| 7 June 2014 ||align=left| [[Lee Valley White Water Centre|Lee Valley]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C1
|-
| align=right| 21 June 2014 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|-
| align=right| 16 August 2014 ||align=left| [[Augsburg Eiskanal|Augsburg]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|-
| align=right| 17 August 2014 ||align=left| [[Augsburg Eiskanal|Augsburg]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C2
|-
|rowspan=3| '''[[2015 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2015]]''' || align=right| 20 June 2015 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C1
|-
| align=right| 27 June 2015 ||align=left| [[Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course|Kraków]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|-
| align=right| 9 August 2015 ||align=left| [[Segre Olympic Park|La Seu d'Urgell]] || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || C2
|-
| '''[[2018 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2018]]''' || align=right| 30 June 2018 ||align=left| [[Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course|Kraków]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || C1
|-
|rowspan=2| '''[[2021 Canoe Slalom World Cup|2021]]''' || align=right| 13 June 2021 ||align=left| [[Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre|Prague]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|-
| align=right| 5 September 2021 ||align=left| [[Segre Olympic Park|La Seu d'Urgell]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || C1
|}

:<div id="1"></div><sup>1</sup> Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points
:<div id="2"></div><sup>2</sup> Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points

==Astronaut application==
Before the 2008 Olympics Florence had applied to become an [[astronaut]] in the [[European Space Agency]]'s astronaut training programme in response to an advert he had seen, and was so serious about it that he began learning Russian, a mandatory requirement for the position. However he was not among the four people selected from the 8,400 applicants and received a rejection letter a short time before the start of the Olympics.<ref name="Rocket"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Beijing Olympics: Would-be astronaut Florence finds silver lining after missing out on a life above the clouds |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 August 2008 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/13/davidflorence.britisholympicmedals |access-date=20 September 2008 | location=London | first=Andy | last=Bull}}</ref> After winning his Olympic medal he said of the application; "It wasn't a whim... It was an opportunity that came along to apply for something incredible. I tried but didn't get in."<ref>{{cite news| title=David Florence takes Olympic silver in canoeing |work=[[The Times]] |date=13 August 2008 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4513171.ece |access-date=20 September 2008 | location=London | first=Rick | last=Broadbent}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]

==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{ICF}}
*{{Olympics.com profile|david-florence}}
*{{SR/Olympics profile|fl/david-florence-1}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.sloka.si/eng/images/stories/vsebina/PDF_files/c2mresults.pdf |title=2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 11 September 2010 C2 men's final results |access-date=11 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727180651/http://www.sloka.si/eng/images/stories/vsebina/PDF_files/c2mresults.pdf |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} – Retrieved 11 September 2010.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200615104820/http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/C2Men-TeamsFinalResult.pdf 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.
*[http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=6689 British Olympic Association biography for David Florence]
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 |access-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |archive-date=9 November 2009 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

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