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Full name | David Cal Figueroa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | October 10, 1982 Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain |
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Height | 1.83 metres (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kilograms (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint canoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.M. Ría de Aldán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).
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Preceded by Isabel Fernández |
Flagbearer for Spain Beijing 2008 |
Succeeded by TBD |