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Andre De Grasse OOnt (born November 10, 1994) is a Canadian sprinter. A six-time Olympic medalist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 m, and also won the silver in the 200 m in 2016. He won a second silver in the 4×100 relay in 2020.
- 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
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- 70 kg (154 lb)
- A Medal For Each Event
- Fellow Canadian Finishes 6th
- Emerging from The Shadow of Bolt
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The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., now has five Olympic medals. He's won a medal in every event he's competed in over two Games. But it was that gold medal he craved so badly. This was his moment and he met it on Wednesday night. "I knew I had to get off the bend. I knew I had to," he said. WATCH | Andre De Grasse finally gets his golden moment: "...
For the first time since 1928, two Canadian men were running in the 200m final. Aaron Brown, from Toronto, finished sixth with a time of 20.20. After the race, Brown revealed a photo of his wife and son that he had placed under his bib for the race. "I run for Canada. I run for my fans. But most importantly I run for my wife and son," Brown told CB...
When De Grasse won his silver medal five years ago in this same event in Rio, he did it in a time of 20.02. He was in the shadow of the greatest of them all. Usain Bolt won gold in every race he competed in during those Games – in total, Bolt won eight Olympic gold medals. De Grasse and Bolt's mutual respect and admiration for one another became on...
Canada's Andre De Grasse celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 200m final on Wednesday at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. He set a Canadian record time of 19.62 seconds and beat American Kenneth Bednarek. He also became the first Canadian to win the gold medal in the event since 1928.
Sep 17, 2023 · Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse ran a season's best 19.76 seconds to claim his first Diamond League crown in the men's 200 metres. He also broke the Canadian record in the 800 metres, while teammate Aaron Brown finished sixth in the 200.
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Nov 10, 1994 · Andre De Grasse has won six Olympic medals in his first two Olympic Games, reaching the podium in every event in which he has competed to become Canada’s most decorated male summer Olympic medallist and tie for second on the country’s all-time list.
Apr 29, 2024 · Longtime athletics superstar Andre De Grasse could only hear one thing as he strode toward his first Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021. "I do not hear anything but footsteps... people just tapping, their spikes tapping on the ground," De Grasse tells CBC in a recent exclusive interview.
Aug 4, 2021 · TOKYO — Andre De Grasse of Canada claimed his second medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, sprinting to gold in the men’s 200 meters in 19.62 seconds, a national record. Men’s 200 Meters....
Aug 4, 2021 · The origin story of Andre De Grasse: From a kid who didn’t know how to warm up to an Olympic champion. Sean Fitz-Gerald. Aug 5, 2021. Eight runners lined up for the 100-metre final at the...
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