Andre De Grasse

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. He also has three Olympic bronze medals, placing third in the 100 m at both the 2016 and 2020 Games, and also in the 4×100 m relay in 2016.

Andre De Grasse
De Grasse at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1994-11-10) November 10, 1994
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
College teamUSC Trojans (2015), Coffeyville Red Ravens (2013–2014)
ClubALTIS (2015–2018)
TeamPuma
Coached by
  • John Coghlan (since 2022)
  • Rana Reider (2018–2022)
  • Stuart McMillan (2015–2018)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 3
World Championships 1 1 3
World Relays 1 0 0
Total 3 3 6
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo200 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro200 m
2020 Tokyo4×100 m relay
2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m relay
2020 Tokyo100 m
World Championships
2022 Eugene4×100 m relay
2019 Doha200 m
2015 Beijing100 m
2015 Beijing4×100 m relay
2019 Doha100 m
World Athletics Relays
2017 Nassau4×200 m relay
Diamond League
2023200 m
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto100 m
2015 Toronto200 m
Pan American Junior Championships
2013 Medellín100 m
2013 Medellín200 m

At the World Athletics Championships, De Grasse won a gold medal with the Canadian 4×100 relay team in 2022, as well as a bronze medal in the same event in 2015. He has three individual World medals, winning silver in the 200 m in 2019 in Doha, and two bronzes in the 100 m in 2015 and 2019. He was also the double Pan American champion and the NCAA champion in the 100 m and 200 m. He is the current Canadian record holder in the 200 m, running a 19.62 in Tokyo and making him the eighth fastest man in history in the 200 m.

De Grasse is the first Canadian sprinter to win three medals in a single Olympics, bettering the two medals in a single Olympics that were won by Canadian sprinters Donovan Bailey and Percy Williams. His gold medal finish at the 2020 Olympics was the first Canadian Olympic gold in track in 25 years and the first in the 200 m in 93 years. A consistent podium finisher, he won a medal in every Olympic and World Championship final he competed in from 2015 until the 2023 World Championships.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.