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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. [5]
After a difficult 2023, in which he finished sixth in the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August, De Grasse returned a month later in the most impressive manner, winning his first Diamond League title, and the first from Canada to achieve the feat since 2011.
3 days ago · MONTREAL (AP) — Andre De Grasse won the 100 meters in the Canadian Olympic track and field trials Friday night, finishing in 10.20 seconds to secure a spot in Paris. The 2020 Olympic 200 champion crossed the finish line with his arms wide open knowing he’d won, but the board at Claude-Robillard sports complex listed Eliezer Adjibi in first. De Grasse was declared the winner following a review, with Adjibi second in 10.23.
2 days ago · Six-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse captured gold in the men's 100 metres at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials on Friday, booking his spot at the Paris Games.
Jul 2, 2015 · 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.
Sep 17, 2023 · Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ont., ran a season's best time of 19.76 seconds to win the 200m Diamond League title in Eugene, Ore. Fellow Canadian Aaron Brown of Toronto finished 6th with a time...
Aug 4, 2021 · Andre de Grasse became the new 200m king, blazing to Olympic glory leading a new generation of speedsters across the line at the Tokyo National Stadium. De Grasse held a slender lead coming out of the bend but had Bednarek and Lyles for company with the Canadian holding on to cross the line in a time of 19.62 seconds.
May 28, 2024 · Andre De Grasse posted his fastest time in almost two years as he won the men’s 100m at the 63rd Ostrava Golden Spike meet in Czechia on Tuesday. De Grasse’s time of 10.10 was 0.01 faster than he ran in his first outdoor meet in late April, the East Coast Relays in Jacksonville, Florida.
Aug 4, 2021 · (Getty Images) On this night in Tokyo, nothing was going to stop Canada's Andre De Grasse. With three Americans bearing down on the five-foot-eight Canadian on a stifling night, De Grasse...
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.
