David Calder (rower)

David Calder
Personal information
Born (1978-05-21) May 21, 1978
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Rowing the final (in red/white) of the men's coxless pair at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

David Calder or Dave Calder (born May 21, 1978) is a Canadian rower. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He graduated from Brentwood College School (Mill Bay, British Columbia) in 1996.

He has competed at four Olympics, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012. Competing at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China he won the silver medal in the rowing event Men's coxless pair along with Scott Frandsen. They were the first Canadians to win a medal at the 2008 Olympics, when they won silver,[1] for which Terry Paul was their coach.[2]

He holds the British Columbia 2000 metre ergometer record at the Junior A (Under-19) level with a time of 5:59.9, a time set in 1996 while a student at Brentwood College.[3]

Electoral record

British Columbia general election, 2017: Saanich South
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticLana Popham10,90442.46
LiberalDavid Calder8,71631.05
GreenMark Neufeld7,12925.39
LibertarianAndrew Paul McLean1770.63
Vancouver Island PartyRichard Percival Pattee1300.46
Total valid votes 28,073100.00
Source: Elections BC[4]

References

  1. "Frandsen and Calder win silver in rowing". TSN. August 16, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  2. Smith, Beverley (July 28, 2012). "Canadian rowing team of Calder, Frandsen want gold". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  3. http://rowingbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Targeted-Athlete-Benchmark-Rowing-BC-2014.pdf
  4. "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  • Official website of David Calder
  • David Calder on YouTube
  • Profile at Rowing Canada


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