Beginning the Beijing Medal Haul
August 16, 2008: Canada’s first medal of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is won by rowers David Calder and Scott Frandsen who take silver in the men’s pair.
Related Athletes
Scott Frandsen is a three-time Olympian who competed at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012. In his last two…
A veteran with the Canadian rowing team for more than a decade, coxswain Brian Price added an Olympic silver medal...
Malcolm Howard is a double Olympic medallist. The Victoria, BC native followed up his gold-medal winning performance with the men’s...
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Olympic diving uses two types of boards: 3m springboard and 10m platform. There are individual and synchronized events for both…
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