David Calder (rower)
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Born |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | May 21, 1978|||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Lana Popham | 10,904 | 42.46 | |||||
Liberal | David Calder | 8,716 | 31.05 | |||||
Green | Mark Neufeld | 7,129 | 25.39 | |||||
Libertarian | Andrew Paul McLean | 177 | 0.63 | |||||
Vancouver Island Party | Richard Percival Pattee | 130 | 0.46 | |||||
Total valid votes | 28,073 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[4] |
References
- ↑ "Frandsen and Calder win silver in rowing". TSN. August 16, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- ↑ Smith, Beverley (July 28, 2012). "Canadian rowing team of Calder, Frandsen want gold". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ↑ http://rowingbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Targeted-Athlete-Benchmark-Rowing-BC-2014.pdf
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
External links
- Official website of David Calder
- David Calder on YouTube
- Profile at Rowing Canada
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