David Cal

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cal and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.

David Cal

File:David Cal.jpg
Personal information
Full name	David Cal Figueroa
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Canoe racing
Event	Sprint canoe
Club	C.M. Ría de Aldán
Turned pro	1999
Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing Spain Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg 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, Ponteverda, Galicia. He is 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).

Olympic results File:Olympic rings.svg

Olympic Games	Discipline	Place
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

• List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (men)

External links

• London 2012 profile