David Cal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

David Cal

Spanish canoeist

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1982

Place of Birth: Cangas, Galicia, Spain

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About David Cal

  • David Cal Figueroa (born 10 October 1982 in Cangas do Morrazo) 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. 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 is 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).

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