David Calder (rower)

Born in Brandon, Manitoba,{{Cite web |title=David Calder |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/david-calder/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=2023-03-24}} he attended Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, British Columbia. He participated in three consecutive World Rowing Junior Championships,{{Cite web |title=Dave Calder (2018) |url=https://www.gvshof.ca/inductees-2/all-inductees/18-rowing/292-dave-calder-2018.html |publisher=Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=2023-03-24}} winning bronze at the 1994 men's four event,{{Cite web |title=1994 World Rowing Junior Championships - Oberschleissheim/Munich, Germany |url=https://worldrowing.com/event/1994-world-rowing-junior-championships-oberschleissheim-munich-germany/ |publisher=World Rowing Federation |access-date=2023-03-24}} and winning gold at the 1996 men's pair event.{{Cite web |title=1996 World Rowing Junior Championships - Strathclyde/Glasgow, Great Britain |url=https://worldrowing.com/event/1996-world-rowing-junior-championships-strathclyde-glasgow-great-britain/ |publisher=World Rowing Federation |access-date=2023-03-24}} 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,{{Cite web |url=http://rowingbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Targeted-Athlete-Benchmark-Rowing-BC-2014.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826122847/http://rowingbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Targeted-Athlete-Benchmark-Rowing-BC-2014.pdf |url-status=dead }} and graduated from Brentwood the same year.{{Cite web |title=Brentonian Olympians Head for Gold |url=https://www.brentwood.bc.ca/news/single-page-news/article/brentonian-olympians-head-for-gold/ |publisher=Brentwood College School |first=Karen |last=Reburn |date=2012-07-30 |access-date=2023-03-24}}

He made his Olympics debut at the 2000 Sydney games, finishing seventh in the men's eight finals. He was part of the crew that won gold in the men’s 8+ event at the 2003 World Rowing Championships.{{Cite web |title=2003 World Rowing Championships - Idroscalo/Milan, Italy |url=https://worldrowing.com/event/2003-world-rowing-championships-idroscalo-milan-italy/ |publisher=World Rowing Federation |access-date=2023-03-24}} 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.{{cite web |title=Rowers appeal denied, disqualification stands |url=http://swo.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20040818/rowing_athens_040818?hub=TorontoNewHome |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174514/http://swo.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20040818/rowing_athens_040818?hub=TorontoNewHome |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |work=Canadian Press, via CTV News |accessdate=1 March 2011}}

Coached by Terry Paul,{{cite web | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadian-rowing-team-of-calder-frandsen-want-gold/article4446600/ | title=Canadian rowing team of Calder, Frandsen want gold |author=Smith, Beverley | work=The Globe and Mail | date=July 28, 2012 | access-date=August 25, 2017}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Frandsen and Calder win silver in rowing |url=https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246515 |publisher=Canadian Press, via TSN |date=August 16, 2008 |access-date=February 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819025301/https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246515 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2008 }} He made his final Olympic appearance at the 2012 London games, finishing sixth in the men's coxless pair event alongside Frandsen.

In between Olympics, Calder worked as a community relations adviser for the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas.{{Cite news |title=Former Olympic rower looks to make political splash |url=https://www.saanichnews.com/news/former-olympic-rower-looks-to-make-political-splash/ |publisher=Saanich News |first=Wolf |last=Depner |date=2017-01-26 |access-date=2023-03-24}} He then went on to manage the St. Michaels University School Community Rowing Centre, as well as the Gorge Narrows Rowing Club.{{Cite web |title=Rowing BC announces David Calder as Executive Director |url=https://rowingbc.ca/rowing-bc-announces-david-calder-as-executive-director/ |publisher=Rowing British Columbia |date=2017-11-03 |access-date=2023-03-24}} He joined the board of directors of Rowing British Columbia in 2016, before becoming the organization's executive director in November 2017. He was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.{{Cite news |title=Rich Harden, Dave Calder lead Class of 2018 into Victoria Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/rich-harden-dave-calder-lead-class-of-2018-into-victoria-sports-hall-of-fame-4661979 |publisher=Times-Colonist |first=Cleve |last=Dheensaw |date=2018-05-09 |access-date=2023-03-24}}

During the 2013 provincial election, Calder campaigned for British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate Lana Popham, the incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Saanich South. He then briefly served on her constituency association's executive before joining the British Columbia Liberal Party in November 2016.{{Cite news |title=Former political allies Lana Popham and David Calder clash during Saanich South debate |url=https://www.saanichnews.com/home2/former-political-allies-lana-popham-and-david-calder-clash-during-saanich-south-debate/ |publisher=Saanich News |first=Wolf |last=Depner |date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2023-03-24}}{{Cite news |title=Former supporter of NDP's Popham now a Liberal in Saanich South |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/former-supporter-of-ndps-popham-now-a-liberal-in-saanich-south-4645395 |publisher=Times-Colonist |first=Lindsay |last=Kines |date=2017-01-18 |access-date=2023-03-24}} He contested the Saanich South seat in the 2017 provincial election as a Liberal candidate, finishing second to Popham.{{Cite news |title=Popham holds off challengers to hold Saanich South for NDP |url=https://www.saanichnews.com/news/saanich-south-election-results/ |publisher=Saanich News |date=2017-05-09 |access-date=2023-03-24}}

{{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Saanich South}}

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• [http://www.davidcalder.ca] Official website of David Calder
• [https://www.youtube.com/calderdavid] David Calder on YouTube
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080817065043/http://www.rowingcanada.org/national_team/bios/hwt_men_08/ Profile] at Rowing Canada
• [https://worldrowing.com/athlete/dave-calder?id=1683 World Rowing Federation Athlete Profile]

{{World champions – Men's eight}}

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