Day 6: De Grasse writes a new chapter in Canadian Olympic history
Olympic Champion. It is a title that few ever achieve and is reserved for some of the all-time greats.
Andre De Grasse made history Wednesday night, adding his name to that most exclusive club in style, winning the men’s 200 metres in a Canadian record time of 19.62 seconds. Speaking of history, it was Canada’s first gold medal in the 200 metres since Percy Williams at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.
“I’m just proud – proud of this moment. I want everybody to know: I shocked the world. That’s what I came here to do. This is my moment. I knew I had it in me and I just wanted to come out here and get the job done,” said De Grasse. “Coming into my second Games, I knew I was ready. I was prepared for this. I trained an extra year for this, and I knew I was ready.”
DAY 6 CANADIAN RESULTS
| ATHLETE | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | RESULT |
| Pierce LePage | M | 100m | Decathlon | 10.43 992 |
| M | Long jump | Decathlon | 7.65m 972 | |
| M | Shot put | Decathlon | 15.31m PB 809 | |
| M | High jump | Decathlon | 1.99m 794 | |
| M | 400m | Decathlon | 46.92 PB 962 | |
| Damian Warner | M | 100m | Decathlon | 10.12 WDB 1,066 |
| M | Long jump | Decathlon | 8.24m 1,123 | |
| M | Shot put | Decathlon | 14.80m SB 777 | |
| M | High jump | Decathlon | 2.02m 822 | |
| M | 400m | Decathlon | 47.48 SB 934 | |
| 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 | |
| Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | W | 1500m | Semi-Final | 3:58.28 SB Advanced to final |
| Lucia Stafford | W | 1500m | Semi-Final | 4:02.12 PB |
| Kyra Constantine | W | 400m | Semi-Final | 51.22 |
| Geneviève Lalonde | W | 3000mSC | Final | 9:22.40 CR 11th |
| Aaron Brown | M | 200m | Final | 20.20 6th |
| Andre De Grasse | M | 200m | Final | 19.62 CR Gold |
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I run for Canada. I run for all my fans. But most importantly, I run for my family.”
– Aaron Brown
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 – 7 (Aug. 5):
| MORNING SESSION | ||||
| LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
| 9:00 (JST) 20:00 (Aug. 4 – EDT) | M | 110mH | Decathlon | Pierce LePage (Heat 3) Damian Warner (Heat 3) |
| 9:40 (JST) 20:40 (Aug. 4 – EDT) | W | Long jump | Heptathlon | Georgia Ellenwood (Group A) |
| 10:55 (JST) 21:55 (Aug. 4 – EDT) | M | Discus throw | Decathlon | Pierce LePage (Group B) Damian Warner (Group B) |
| 11:30 (JST) 22:30 (Aug. 4 – EDT) | M | 4x100m | Heats | Heat 2 |
| 12:45 (JST) 23:45 (Aug. 4 – EDT) | M | Pole vault | Decathlon | Pierce LePage (Group B) Damian Warner (Group A) |
| 13:40 (JST) 00:40 (EDT) | W | Javelin throw | Heptathlon | Georgia Ellenwood (Group B) |
| EVENING SESSION | ||||
| LOCAL TIME | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | ATHLETE |
| 19:00 (JST) 6:00 (EDT) | W | Pole vault | Final | Anicka Newell |
| 19:15 (JST) 6:15 (EDT) | M | Javelin throw | Decathlon | Pierce LePage^ Damian Warner^ |
| 19:25 (JST) 6:25 (EDT) | W | 4x400m | Heats | Heat 2 |
| 21:20 (JST) 8:20 (EDT) | W | 800m | Heptathlon | Georgia Ellenwood^ |
| 21:40 (JST) 8:40 (EDT) | M | 1500m | Decathlon | Pierce LePage^ Damian Warner^ |
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