Topic: David Cal

David Cal Figueroa (born October 10, 1982 in Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain is a Galician 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).