David Cal Figueroa of Spain celebrates his silver medal after the men's canoe single (C1) 1000m final at Eton Dorney at the London 2012 Olympics Games near London, August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young
MADRID (Reuters) - Canoeist David Cal, Spain's most decorated Olympian with one gold medal and four silver, has called time on his career at the age of 32, the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) said on Wednesday.
Sprinter Cal, who carried the Spanish flag at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, competed in the C1 class where the competitor kneels in his craft and uses a single paddle.
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