Damian Warner

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). Warner also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the 2014 Commonwealth champion and the two-time and reigning Pan American champion from the 2015 and 2019 Games. Warner holds the Pan Am Games record and the Canadian record for the decathlon and the fourth-highest decathlon score in history. Warner also holds the Olympic Games Record for the Decathlon at 9018 points. Competing in the heptathlon, he is the 2022 World Indoor champion.

Damian Warner
Warner at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Full nameDamian David George Warner
Born (1989-11-04) November 4, 1989
London, Ontario, Canada
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTrack and field
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 9018 NR (Tokyo 2021)
Hepthalon: 6489 NR (Belgrade 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoDecathlon
2016 Rio de JaneiroDecathlon
World Championships
2015 BeijingDecathlon
2023 BudapestDecathlon
2013 MoscowDecathlon
2019 DohaDecathlon
World Indoor Championships
2022 BelgradeHeptathlon
2018 BirminghamHeptathlon
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowDecathlon
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoDecathlon
2019 LimaDecathlon
Updated on October 3, 2019.

Notable for his sprinting, Warner holds decathlon bests in the 100 m and 110 m hurdles, running a 10.12 and 13.27, respectively. He formerly held the decathlon best in the long jump (8.28 m) as well.

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