| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 3:46.201 |
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 500m | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:48.397 |
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:52.751 |
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 500m | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 1:46.723 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Canoe Single (C1) 500m | 2007 | Duisburg, GER | 1:47.187 |
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2011 | Szeged, HUN | 4:06.045 |
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2005 | Zagreb, CRO | 3:58.421 |
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2003 | Gainesville, GA, USA | 3:53.406 |
| 3 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2007 | Duisburg, GER | 4:11.057 |
| 4 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2010 | Poznan, POL | 3:54.069 |
| 5 | C1 4 x 200m Relay | 2011 | Szeged, HUN | 2:51.263 |
| 7 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2009 | Dartmouth, NS, CAN | 4:05.754 |
| 9 | Canoe Single (C1) 500m | 2009 | Dartmouth, NS, CAN | 1:53.759 |
| Heats | C1 4 x 200m Relay | 2010 | Poznan, POL | 2:54.440 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 3 | Canoe Single (C1) 500m | 2012 | Zagreb, CRO | 1:48.567 |
| 5 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2012 | Zagreb, CRO | 3:55.166 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Canoe Single (C1) 1000m | 2011 | Szeged, HUN | 4:06.045 |
Hobbies
Windsurfing, snowboarding, motor sports. (davidcal.com, 2011)
Club name
Club Mar Ria de Aldan, Pontevedra, ESP
Coach
Suso Morlan (lavozdegalicia.es, 02 Dec 2011)
Handedness
Left (as.com, 04 Nov 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started canoeing at age 8 at his local club, Mar Ria de Aldan in Pontevedra, Spain (davidcal.com, 2011)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (farodevigo.es, 04 Nov 2011)
Training
He trains up to 10 hours a day, with a session in the morning and afternoon. (elpais.com, 08 May 2011)
Awards
He was Spain's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (beijing2008.cn, 18 Jul 2008)
He was named the 2004 Athlete of the Year by the Spanish Sport Journalist Association. (davidcal.com, 2011)
He is one of the three Spanish athletes with four Olympic medals, and if he wins a medal in London he will become the first athlete in Spanish history with five Olympic medals. (davidcal.com, 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
