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David Cal
Personal information
Full nameDavid Cal Figueroa
Nationality Spanish
Born (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 41)
Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
Sport Canoe racing
Event Sprint canoe
ClubC.M. Ría de Aldán
Turned pro1999
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing   Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London C-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Duisburg C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szeged C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg C-1 1000 m

David Cal Figueroa (born 10 October 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won five medals with a gold (C-1 1000 m: 2004 Summer Olympics) and four silvers (C-1 500 m: 2004, 2008; C-1 1000 m: 2008 and 2012; C-1 1000 m: 2012). With this latest medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games, he became the Spanish athlete with most Olympic medals of all time.

Cal was a junior world championship bronze medallist in Zagreb in 1999 (C-1 1000 m). The following year he became European C-1 500 m junior champion at Boulogne, France in 2000. He also won the C-1 1000 m bronze medal. He was a reserve at the Sydney Olympics. At the 2002 European under-23 championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Cal won the C-1 500 m bronze medal.

Cal has competed on the senior circuit since 2003, winning five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. This includes a gold (C-1 500 m: 2007), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 2003, 2005, 2011), and a bronze (C-1 1000 m: 2007).

Cal was born in Cangas do Morrazo. He is 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).

Olympic results

Olympic Games Discipline Place
Greece 2004 Athens C-1 1000m 1
Greece 2004 Athens C-1 500m 2
China 2008 Beijing C-1 1000m 2
China 2008 Beijing C-1 500m 2
United Kingdom 2012 London C-1 1000m 2

See also

References

  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Cal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22.


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from David Cal Figueroa)
David Cal
Personal information
Full nameDavid Cal Figueroa
Nationality Spanish
Born (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 41)
Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
Sport Canoe racing
Event Sprint canoe
ClubC.M. Ría de Aldán
Turned pro1999
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing   Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London C-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Duisburg C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Gainesville C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 Zagreb C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szeged C-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Duisburg C-1 1000 m

David Cal Figueroa (born 10 October 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since 1999. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won five medals with a gold (C-1 1000 m: 2004 Summer Olympics) and four silvers (C-1 500 m: 2004, 2008; C-1 1000 m: 2008 and 2012; C-1 1000 m: 2012). With this latest medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games, he became the Spanish athlete with most Olympic medals of all time.

Cal was a junior world championship bronze medallist in Zagreb in 1999 (C-1 1000 m). The following year he became European C-1 500 m junior champion at Boulogne, France in 2000. He also won the C-1 1000 m bronze medal. He was a reserve at the Sydney Olympics. At the 2002 European under-23 championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Cal won the C-1 500 m bronze medal.

Cal has competed on the senior circuit since 2003, winning five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. This includes a gold (C-1 500 m: 2007), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 2003, 2005, 2011), and a bronze (C-1 1000 m: 2007).

Cal was born in Cangas do Morrazo. He is 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).

Olympic results

Olympic Games Discipline Place
Greece 2004 Athens C-1 1000m 1
Greece 2004 Athens C-1 500m 2
China 2008 Beijing C-1 1000m 2
China 2008 Beijing C-1 500m 2
United Kingdom 2012 London C-1 1000m 2

See also

References

  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  • "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Cal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22.


Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Spain
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by

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