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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 more Olympic medals of all time.
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| Full name | David Cal Figueroa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1982 Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint canoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.M. Ría de Aldán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 
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| Olympic Games | Discipline | Place |
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 2004 Athens |
C-1 1000m | 1 |
| 2004 Athens |
C-1 500m | 2 |
 2008 Beijing |
C-1 1000m | 2 |
| 2008 Beijing |
C-1 500m | 2 |
 2012 London |
C-1 1000m | 2 |
See also edit
References edit
- "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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