Calvin David "Cal" Bricker (3 November 1884 – 24 April 1963) was a Canadian track and field athlete. He competed in the long jump and triple jump at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal in the long jump, respectively. At the 1908 Olympic trials he set a national record in the long jump that stood for 27 years.
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in 1907 with a degree in dentistry. He served in World War I as a dentist and helped organize the 1919

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in Paris. He spent most of his later years practicing dentistry in Grenfell. He was inducted into Canada's (1956), the Saskatchewan (1966), and the University of Toronto (1996) Sports Halls of Fame. The Cal D. Bricker Memorial Trophy is given annually to the Canada's best long jumper.

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* Canadian male long jumpers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada 1884 births 1963 deaths Track and field athletes from Ontario Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics University of Toronto alumni Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub