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Damian David George Warner (born November 4, 1989) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in decathlon. He is the 2020 Olympic champion and a four-time World medallist (silver in 2015 and 2023, bronze in 2013 and 2019).
Jul 25, 2012 · Biography. Damian Warner won decathlon gold at Tokyo 2020, setting an Olympic record as he became just the fourth man to ever break the 9000-point mark. Warner led the Olympic decathlon from start to finish as he completed the two-day, 10-discipline event with 9018 points to become the first Canadian to earn the honourary title of World’s ...
Aug 5, 2021 · Canada's Damian Warner breaks Olympic record with 9,018 points and becomes the fourth decathlete to score over 9,000 points. He beats Kevin Mayer of France and Ashley Moloney of Australia in a thrilling final event, the 1,500m.
Aug 5, 2021 · Warner sets Olympic record with 9,018 points, becoming the first Canadian to top the podium in one of the Games' oldest and most storied events. He dominates the 10-event competition with world-class performances in the 100 metres, long jump, pole vault and 1,500 metres.
- Warner's first love? Basketball. Despite his passion for the decathlon, track and field wasn't always the plan for Warner. "When I first started [playing sports], I was a basketball player, that was my love and I always wanted to be like Vince Carter when I was younger," he told DAZN.
- He has TWO favourite Olympic moments. We asked Warner to share his favourite Olympic moment - and he treated us to two. The first turned back to clock to 2016, where Warner won his bronze medal in the decathlon.
- His girlfriend makes him 'special' Olympic books. 'Hey, you're OK. You'll be fine. Just breathe. ' Those were the words written on the front of a book that Warner's girlfriend, Jen, gave him back at London 2012.
- Warner is REALLY good at art - especially the pumpkin kind. If you don't follow Warner across social media, you may not have seen some of the art he's posted before.
Dec 29, 2021 · London, Ont., native Damian Warner captured Canada's first Olympic decathlon title in Tokyo, setting an Olympic record and a Canadian record. He also won the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year, despite facing COVID-19 challenges and a newborn baby.
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Aug 5, 2021 · Canadian athlete Damian Warner achieved his lifetime goal of winning Olympic decathlon gold and setting a new Games record of 9018 points in Tokyo. Read the report of his historic performance and his reaction to the achievement.
