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David Cal

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). David Cal is the 4,197th most popular athlete (down from 4,028th in 2024), the 2,815th most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,824th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Cal ranks 4,197 out of 6,025. Before him are Mizuki Noguchi, Paula Pareto, Jonathan Borlée, Alexandra Araújo, Gábor Horváth, and Fredrik Lööf. After him are Ku Bon-chan, Denis Kapustin, Jeff Pain, Yolanda Soler, Carlos Honorato, and Sara Kolak.

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Among people born in 1982, David Cal ranks 780. Before him are David Mendes da Silva, Daveed Diggs, Chris Vermeulen, Adam Hann-Byrd, Misato Fukuen, and Denni Rocha dos Santos. After him are Monia Chokri, Chelan Simmons, Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Trine Rønning, Jader Volnei Spindler, and Eita Nagayama.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, David Cal ranks 2,815 out of 3,355. Before him are Rodrigo Corrales (1991), Xabier Fernández (1976), Fabricio Agosto Ramírez (1987), Omar Ayuso (1998), Kenan Kodro (1993), and Gala León García (1973). After him are Joan Cañellas (1986), Yolanda Soler (1972), María León (1984), Gorka Izagirre (1987), Roberto Fresnedoso (1973), and Iván Cuéllar (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, David Cal ranks 53. Before him are Antón Paz (1976), Iker Martínez de Lizarduy (1977), Jorge Maqueda (1988), Salvador Gómez (1968), Antonio Peñalver (1968), and Xabier Fernández (1976). After him are Yolanda Soler (1972), Reyes Estévez (1976), Josep María Abarca (1974), Joel González (1989), Ana Peleteiro (1995), and Begoña Vía Dufresne (1971).

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