Edwin van Calker explained

Edwin van Calker
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Birth Date:1979 6, df=y
Birth Place:Gasselternijveenschemond, Drenthe, Netherlands
Country:Netherlands
Sport:Bobsled

Edwin van Calker (born 14 June 1979 in Gasselternijveenschemond, Drenthe) is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was third in the two-man event at St. Moritz in January 2010.

Van Calker's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 14th in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 2007.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, van Calker finished 14th in the two-man event while withdrawing from the four-man event over safety concerns at the Whistler Sliding Centre.

Prior to his bobsledding career, he competed in sprinting and hurdling events: at the 1995 European Youth Olympic Days he was fourth in the 110 metres hurdles and a bronze medallist in the 4Ă—100 metres relay.[1]

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20130831123737/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/EUYG/EUYG1995.html 1995 European Youth Olympics