Andre De Grasse - Olympic Gold Medalist

Andre De Grasse ran a national record time of 19.62 seconds to win 200m gold at Tokyo 2020. Along with this incredible accomplishment, Andre also returns with two bronze medals in both the 100m and 4 x 100m relay.

Andre De Grasse first made history at Rio 2016 when he became the first Canadian athlete to win Olympic medals in all three sprint events. First came a bronze in the 100m in a personal best time of 9.91 seconds, making him Canada’s first Olympic medallist in the event since Donovan Bailey at Atlanta 1996. That was followed by a silver medal in the 200m, making him the first Canadian to reach the Olympic podium in that event since Percy Williams at Amsterdam 1928. De Grasse had set a national record time of 19.80 seconds when he challenged Jamaican star Usain Bolt in the semifinals. He closed his Olympic debut by anchoring the 4x100m relay to bronze in a national record time of 37.64 seconds, breaking the 20-year-old mark held by the gold medal squad from Atlanta 1996. He also won the bronze in the 100 m and the silver in the 200 m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. He is the current Canadian record holder in the 200m.

Getting to know...

Family: Parents Alex Waithe and Beverley De Grasse… Siblings Julian Waithe, Alexandra Waithe, Dantee Waithe... Getting into the Sport: Started running track seriously at age 17 after coach Tony Sharpe saw his potential to be great in the sport at a high school meet... Stuck with it as he saw positive results and earned a scholarship... Outside Interests: Studying Sociology at the University of Southern California...

Odds and Ends: Role model is coach Tony Sharpe who helped him earn a university scholarship and turned around his life in a positive way...

Favourite motto: "Never let your successes go to your head. Never let your failures go to your heart"...

Notable International Results

Olympic Games: 2020 - GOLD ( 200m ), BRONZE ( 100m ), BRONZE ( 4 x 100m relay)

World Athletics Championships: 2019 - BRONZE ( 100m ), SILVER (200m)

Olympic Games: 2016 - BRONZE (100m), SILVER (200m), BRONZE (4x100m relay)

Pan American Games: 2015 - GOLD (100m), GOLD (200m), DQ (4x100m relay)

Commonwealth Games: 2014 - 5th in SF (200m), DNF (4x100m relay)

IAAF World Championships: 2015 - BRONZE (100m), BRONZE (4x100m relay)

Pan American Championships (junior): 2013 - SILVER (100m), BRONZE (200m)