Decathlete Damian Warner was named the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s Athlete of the 12 months on Wednesday, capping a triumphant season highlighted by his Olympic title on the Tokyo Video games.
Warner turned simply the fourth man in historical past to prime the elusive 9,000-point barrier within the 10-discipline occasion. The 32-year-old native of London, Ont., is the primary Canadian to win the Olympic decathlon.
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Media members from throughout Canada voted Wednesday on the annual Toronto Star award. Specifics on the vote breakdown weren’t instantly obtainable.
Warner, sprinter Andre de Grasse, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Edmonton Oilers ahead Connor McDavid, swimmer Maggie Mac Neil and soccer gamers Alphonso Davies and Stephanie Labbe made the shortlist after 24 athletes have been nominated.
Warner, who received bronze on the 2016 Video games in Rio, set an Olympic file and a nationwide file with 9,018 factors in Tokyo. He was Canada’s flag-bearer on the closing ceremony.
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Warner tied his decathlon world mark within the 100 metres in Tokyo and set Olympic decathlon data within the lengthy soar and 110-metre hurdles. He cleared a private finest 4.90 metres within the pole vault.
Davies and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif have been named co-winners of the award final 12 months.
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