David C D Calder (born May 21, 1978) is a

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rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

. He was born in

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. He graduated from

Brentwood College School Brentwood College School is a co-educational boarding school.Thomson, Ashley and Sylvie Lafortune.'' Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools''. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1999. Brentwood is located on Vancouver Island in Mill Bay, British Columbia, C ...

(

Mill Bay, British Columbia Mill Bay is a commuter town of about 7,200 people located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada about north of Victoria, the capital. It is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. Mill Bay was founded in the 1860s with lumber an ...

) in 1996. He has competed at four Olympics:

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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, and

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. Competing at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the

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in the rowing event Men's coxless pair along with

Scott Frandsen Scott Frandsen (born July 21, 1980, in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower of Danish and Swedish descent. Biography Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, he began rowing at age 16 at Brentwood College (High School), in Britis ...

. They were the first Canadians to win a

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at the 2008 Olympics, when they won silver, for which

Terry Paul Terrence Michael "Terry" Paul (born September 14, 1964, in Oakville, Ontario) is a retired rowing coxswain from Canada. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. At his second appearance he w ...

was their coach. He holds the

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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 Brentwood College School is a co-educational boarding school.Thomson, Ashley and Sylvie Lafortune.'' Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools''. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1999. Brentwood is located on Vancouver Island in Mill Bay, British Columbia, C ...

Electoral record

References

External links

Official website of David Calder

David Calder on YouTube
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