David Cal

David Cal
David Cal
Personal information
Full name David Cal Figueroa
Nationality Spanish
Born October 10, 1982 (1982-10-10) (age 29)
Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain
Height 1.83 metres (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 91 kilograms (200 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
Sport Canoe racing
Event(s) Sprint canoe
Club C.M. Ría de Aldán
Turned pro 1999

David Cal Figueroa (born October 10, 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he has won four medals with a gold (C-1 1000 m: 2004 Summer Olympics) and three silvers (C-1 500 m: 2004, 2008; C-1 1000 m: 2008).

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 four 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), and a bronze (C-1 1000 m: 2007).

Cal is 183 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).

References



Olympic Games
Preceded by
Isabel Fernández
Flagbearer for  Spain
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by
TBD

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