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.

[5] He was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2012.

He won another silver medal in the C2 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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.