| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Pair | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 6:39.55 |
| 7 | Eight | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| Pair | 2004 | Athens, GRE | DNS | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Eight | 2003 | Milan, ITA | 6:00.44 |
| 5 | Pair | 2011 | Bled, SLO | 6:28.63 |
| 7 | Eight | 2010 | Hamilton, NZL | 5:39.43 |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Pair | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:26.77 |
| 2 | Pair | 2012 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:26.77 |
| 3 | Pair | 2011 | Lucerne, SUI | 6:29.47 |
Nickname
Old Man. (canadianathletesnow.ca, 01 Jul 2011)
Hobbies
English literature, architecture, creative writing and coaching. (Rowing Canada, 28 Apr 2003)
Occupation
Athlete, Public Servant
Education
English Literature - University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Family
Wife Rachel, daughter Mira and son Bowen.
Club name
Brentwood College Rowing Club, Mill Bay, CAN
Coach
Terry Paul; Mike Spracklen (CAN) (rowingnews.com, 25 Apr 2011; gohuskies.com, 07 Apr 2012)
Debut
1994 for Canada (Rowing Canada, 28 Apr 2003)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
Aged 13. (Rowing Canada, 28 Apr 2003)
Reason for taking up this sport
His sister got him involved with the sport. (canadianathletesnow.ca, 01 Jul 2011)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (davidcalder.ca, 01 Sep 2008)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (canadianathletesnow.ca, 01 Jul 2011)
Most influential person in career
1992 men's eight Olympic gold medallist Darren Barber. (radio-canada.ca, 2001; recorder.ca, 2001)
General
GRANDFATHER'S BOX
His late grandfather, John Scatliff, once built him a wooden box for the Olympic medal he always believed his grandson would win. He achieved this with a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. "My grandfather would pick me up during lunch breaks at St. Andrew's school and take me down to Elk Lake for a quick row," he said. "He always had faith that this day would come and there would be a medal in that box." (canada.com, 17 Aug 2008)
RETIREMENT
Following the 2004 Olympic Games, he retired for three years to raise his young family and concentrate on his communications job. (canada.com, 17 Aug 2008)
FOSTER CARE
He lived in foster care before he was adopted as a child. He is now a foster parent himself. (calderdavid, 08 Oct 2009)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
