David Calder (rower)

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David Calder
Personal information
Born (1978-05-21) May 21, 1978 (age 45)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Coxless pair
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Eight
Rowing the final (in red/white) of the men's coxless pair at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

David C D Calder OLY[1] (born May 21, 1978) is a Canadian rower. A four-time Olympian, he is a 2008 Olympics silver medallist in the men's coxless pair rowing event along with Scott Frandsen.

Biography

Born in Brandon, Manitoba,[2] he attended Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia. He participated in three consecutive World Rowing Junior Championships,[3] winning bronze at the 1994 men's four event,[4] and winning gold at the 1996 men's pair event.[5] He set the British Columbia 2000 metre ergometer record at the Junior A (Under-19) level with a time of 5:59.9 in 1996,[6] and graduated from Brentwood the same year.[7]

He made his Olympics debut at the 2000 Sydney games, finishing seventh in the men's eight finals.[2] He was part of the crew that won gold in the men’s 8+ event at the 2003 World Rowing Championships.[8] He then rowed with Chris Jarvis in the men's coxless pair event at the 2004 Athens games, but they were disqualified in the semi-final for departing from their lane in the final metres of the race. The pair appealed the decision to no avail, and did not race in the finals.[9]

Coached by

Terry Paul,[10] he won the silver medal in the men's coxless pair event at the 2008 Beijing games along with Scott Frandsen. They were the first Canadians to win a medal at those games.[11] He made his final Olympic appearance at the 2012 London games, finishing sixth in the men's coxless pair event alongside Frandsen.[2]

In between Olympics, Calder worked as a community relations adviser for the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas.[11][12] He then went on to manage the St. Michaels University School Community Rowing Centre, as well as the Gorge Narrows Rowing Club.[3][13] He joined the board of directors of Rowing British Columbia in 2016, before becoming the organization's executive director in November 2017.[13] He was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[3][14]

During the

British Columbia Liberal Party in November 2016.[15][16] He contested the Saanich South seat in the 2017 provincial election as a Liberal candidate, finishing second to Popham.[17]

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Saanich South
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Lana Popham 11,921 42.47 −3.08 $59,661
Liberal
 David Calder 8,716 31.05 −4.24 $66,005
Green Mark Neufeld 7,129 25.39 +10.10 $15,073
Libertarian Andrew Paul McLean 177 0.63 – $0
Vancouver Island Party Richard Percival Pattee 130 0.46 – $1,570
Total valid votes 28,073 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 126 0.45 +0.12
Turnout 28,199 70.63 +3.52
Registered voters 30,926
Source: Elections BC[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "OLY Canada Commission created to empower Team Canada Olympians". Canadian Olympic Committee. April 29, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "David Calder". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Dave Calder (2018)". Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "1994 World Rowing Junior Championships - Oberschleissheim/Munich, Germany". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "1996 World Rowing Junior Championships - Strathclyde/Glasgow, Great Britain". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Reburn, Karen (July 30, 2012). "Brentonian Olympians Head for Gold". Brentwood College School. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "2003 World Rowing Championships - Idroscalo/Milan, Italy". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Rowers appeal denied, disqualification stands". Canadian Press, via CTV News. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  10. ^ Smith, Beverley (July 28, 2012). "Canadian rowing team of Calder, Frandsen want gold". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Frandsen and Calder win silver in rowing". Canadian Press, via TSN. August 16, 2008. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  12. ^ Depner, Wolf (January 26, 2017). "Former Olympic rower looks to make political splash". Saanich News. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Rowing BC announces David Calder as Executive Director". Rowing British Columbia. November 3, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  14. Times-Colonist
    . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  15. ^ Depner, Wolf (April 26, 2017). "Former political allies Lana Popham and David Calder clash during Saanich South debate". Saanich News. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  16. Times-Colonist
    . Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "Popham holds off challengers to hold Saanich South for NDP". Saanich News. May 9, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

External links

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