British canoe slalom pair David Florence and Richard Hounslow helped GB strike team gold at the European Championships in Augsburg, Germany.

14 May 2012

The duo, who were recently selected on the GB Olympic team , had finished fourth in the final of the canoe double.

But they teamed up with London-bound Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott, as well as Adam Burgess and Greg Pitt for gold.

Fiona Pennie - Web.jpgThere was also bronze in the individual women's kayak single (K1) for Scot Fiona Pennie.

It meant GB won four medals after Mallory Franklin won two silver medals in the C1 individual and team events on Saturday .

Pennie, who missed out on Olympic qualification to Lizzie Neave, qualified for the final in seventh place but put in a strong performance in the final for a medal while Neave was 10th

The next event for the GB team will be the World Cup 1 in Cardiff from 8 - 10 June.