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David Cal Figueroa (born 10 October 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoeist who has competed since 1999. Competing in three
London 2012 profile
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Summer Olympics
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, he has won five medals with a gold (C-1 1000 m: 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
) and four silvers (C-1 500 m: 2004, 2008
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; C-1 1000 m: 2008 and 2012
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; 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
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in 1999 (C-1 1000 m). The following year he became European C-1 500 m junior champion at Boulogne
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, France in 2000. He also won the C-1 1000 m bronze medal. He was a reserve at the Sydney Olympics
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. At the 2002 European under-23 championships in Zagreb
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, 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
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...
. This includes a gold (C-1 500 m: 2007
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), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 2003
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, 2005
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, 2011
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), and a bronze (C-1 1000 m: 2007).
Cal was born in Cangas do Morrazo
Cangas, also known as Cangas do Morrazo, is a seaside resort in southwestern Galicia, Spain. It is both a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra. Its area is about 38,1 km² and has a population of around 26,087 inhabitants.
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. He is 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 91 kg (200 lbs).
Olympic results 
See also
*List of Olympic medalists in canoeing (men)
This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in canoeing.
Current program Slalom C-1
K-1
Kayak cross
Sprint C-1 1000 metres
C-2 500 metres
K-1 1000 metres
K-2 500 metres
K-4 500 metres
Discontinued events Slalom C-2
...
References
* * *External links
London 2012 profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cal, David 1982 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Cangas, Pontevedra Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra Living people Olympic canoeists of Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Spanish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics 21st-century Spanish people