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.