David Cal

David Cal dominated Spanish canoeing with five Olympic medals from Athens 2004 to London 2012, including silvers in the C-1 1000m. His silver at Beijing 2008 came in a time of 3:52.751, which is 2% faster than the average Olympic final time in that event. While his consistency across three Games is remarkable, his gold count (zero) falls short of #3 Ruth Beitia’s single gold, though his total medal tally exceeds hers by 4 silvers. A world champion in C-1 1000m, Cal retired as one of Spain's top Olympians.