Day 7: Warner’s golden moment
WARNER’S GOLDEN MOMENT
Damian Warner could not be beaten and he would not be denied his gold medal moment.
Competing in Tokyo’s famous heat and humidity over two days, the decathlon is one of the toughest events on the Olympic program and the most grueling.
It was under these conditions that Warner led from start to finish, setting a new Olympic record, a new Canadian record, and a personal best score of 9,018 points. He also joined the ultra-exclusive 9,000-point club – a club in which he is just the fourth member.
What a way to win your first Olympic championship.
“It’s really special. It’s one of those things that, when you’re younger you set little dreams and goals. I just remember watching athletes like Donovan Bailey and Catriona Le May Doan celebrating and winning gold medals. I was sitting there on the couch with my mom saying, ‘I want to do that one day,’ and it’s really cool to come out here to live that dream,” said Warner.
DAY 7 CANADIAN RESULTS
| ATHLETE | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | RESULT |
| Pierce LePage | M | 100m | Decathlon | 10.43 992 |
| M | Long jump | Decathlon | 7.65m SB 972 | |
| M | Shot put | Decathlon | 15.31m PB 809 | |
| M | High jump | Decathlon | 1.99m 794 | |
| M | 400m | Decathlon | 46.92 PB 962 | |
| M | 110mH | Decathlon | 14.39 925 | |
| M | Discus | Decathlon | 47.14m 811 | |
| M | Pole vault | Decathlon | 5.00m 910 | |
| M | Javelin throw | Decathlon | 57.24 SB 696 | |
| M | 1,500m | Decathlon | 4:31.85 PB 733 | |
| Decathlon | 8,604 PB 5th | |||
| Damian Warner | M | 100m | Decathlon | 10.12 = WDB 1,066 |
| M | Long jump | Decathlon | 8.24m ODB 1,123 | |
| M | Shot put | Decathlon | 14.80m SB 777 | |
| M | High jump | Decathlon | 2.02m 822 | |
| M | 400m | Decathlon | 47.48 SB 934 | |
| M | 110mH | Decathlon | 13.46 ODB 1,045 | |
| M | Discus | Decathlon | 48.67m 843 | |
| M | Pole vault | Decathlon | 4.90m = PB 880 | |
| M | Javelin throw | Decathlon | 63.44 SB 790 | |
| M | 1,500m | Decathlon | 4:31.08 738 | |
| Decathlon | 9,018 OR/CR GOLD | |||
| Georgia Ellenwood | W | 100mH | Heptathlon | 13.47 1,055 |
| W | High jump | Heptathlon | 1.83m PB 1,016 | |
| W | Shot put | Heptathlon | 12.39m 687 | |
| W | 200m | Heptathlon | 24.51 932 | |
| W | Long jump | Heptathlon | 5.86m 807 | |
| W | Javelin throw | Heptathlon | 44.11m 746 | |
| W | 800m | Heptathlon | 2:19.21 834 | |
| Heptathlon | 6,077 20th | |||
| Team Canada Aaron Brown Jerome Blake Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse | M | 4x100m | Heats | 37.92 SB Advanced to final |
| Team Canada Alicia Brown Sage Watson Madeline Price Kyra Constantine | W | 4x400m | Heats | 3:24.05 SB Advanced to final |
| Anicka Newell | W | Pole vault | Final | No Mark |
Photos: Visit our Facebook page to view a collection of photos from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Video content: It’s the Olympic Games, which means it’s nearly impossible to look away from your TV or the livestream. But in case you had to step away, CBC Sports and Radio-Canada have you covered with highlights, replays, features and more. Check out the highlights here.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Sage gave it to me in a great position. We were right there with Great Britain. I just tried to tuck in on her outside and get it to Kyra in the best position I could. Our cheer before we came in here was just ‘Fight,’ and I think that’s what we’re trying to do here.” – Maddy Price
A LOOK AHEAD…
Every race, jump or throw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games just might turn out to be ‘the highlight of the Games’. Don’t miss a moment of the action.
Here’s a look at Team Canada’s schedule for Day – 8 (Aug. 6)
| MORNING SESSION (Sapporo) | ||||
| LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
| 5:30 (JST) 16:00 (Aug. 5 – EDT) | M | 50km RW | Final | Mathieu Bilodeau Evan Dunfee |
| EVENING SESSION | ||||
| LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
| 21:00 (JST) 8:00 (EDT) | M | 5000m | Final | Mohammed Ahmed Justyn Knight |
| 21:50 (JST) 8:50 (EDT) | W | 1500m | Final | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford |
| 22:50 (JST) 9:50 (EDT) | M | 4x100m | Final |
FOLLOW ALONG
With so many ways to follow the Games at your fingertips, we created a list of our favourites:
Athletics Canada
- Website
- Daily Canadian schedule
- Meet the team (bios)
- Historical stats (medallists, individual placing by event, placing table)
Team Canada
World Athletics
CBC Sports
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
MEDIA INFO
Throughout the Games, Caroline Sharp will serve as the Canadian athletics media attaché, while Gilles LeBlanc will assist with race walking and marathon events in Sapporo.
Should you wish to arrange an interview, or need more information, please do not hesitate to reach out to Caroline or Gilles. Once a member of the Canadian team returns home, please contact a member of Athletics Canada’s communications team (Amanda or Riley).
Caroline Sharp (Athletics media attaché)
Email: csharp@olympic.ca
Number (Japan): 81-7043-287-480
WhatsApp: 613-323-5605
Gilles LeBlanc (race walking and marathon media attaché)
Email: gleblanc@softball.ca
Number (Japan): 81-7043-902-316
WhatsApp: 613-795-1996
Amanda Nigh (Athletics Canada – post-Games requests)
Email: amanda.nigh@athletics.ca
Riley Denver (Athletics Canada – post-Games requests)
Email: Riley.Denver@athletics.ca
Looking for a list of all-time Canadian Olympic medallists? The best Canadian placing at the Games by event? Or even the team’s overall placing from 1900 to 2016? You’re in luck. It’s all in one place: www.athletics.ca/events/tokyo-2020-olympic-games.
Updated bios of each Tokyo Olympian can also be found here.