Oltman Jan ("Arnold") van Calker (born 16 September 1976,

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) is a Dutch

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der, who has competed since 1999. His best

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finish was second in the four-man event

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in January 2009. Van Calker also finished 17th in the four-man event at the

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. He also finished 23rd in the two-man event at the

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References

* http://www.fibt.com/index.php?id=47&tx_bzdstaffdirectory_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=100338&tx_bzdstaffdirectory_pi1%5BbackPid%5D=93 (FIBT profile) * 1976 births Living people Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Dutch male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for the Netherlands People from Aa en Hunze Sportspeople from Drenthe {{Netherlands-bobsleigh-bio-stub