Andre De Grasse

Andre De Grasse

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Jacksonville, USA

Olympic Champion & Track Star | Peak Performance | Canadian Athlete

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ANDRE DE GRASSE BIOGRAPHY

Andre De Grasse earned Olympic Gold and Bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.   He’s now known as Canada’s most celebrated track star and preparing to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.  He’s also author of the recent bestseller, Ignite: Unlock The Hidden Potential Within.

Once seen as one of Toronto’s most promising basketball players, Andre’s life changed in the space of 10.9 seconds, the time it took him to run his first 100m at a high school track meet.

Andre was convinced by a friend to give track & field a try after his high school was unable to field a basketball team in his senior year. He laced up a pair of borrowed spikes and placed second in that first race without the benefit of starting blocks. Tony Sharpe, himself an Olympic medalist for Canada at the 1984 Olympics, was in the stands that day and immediately took Andre under his wing.

Shortly after being discovered Andre earned a full scholarship to attend College in Kansas. Two years later, Andre had made himself a highly-touted recruit, pursued by the top track & field programs across the world. He made the decision to attend the University of Southern California in the fall of 2014, where he won two World Championship bronze medals and two NCAA titles. He officially turned pro in late 2015.

Competing in his first Olympics, Andre ran a new personal best in the 100m final in Rio, to capture a bronze medal behind Justin Gatlin of the USA and Usain Bolt of Jamaica. In the semi-finals of the 200m, Andre lowered his own Canadian record running 19.80 before racing to a silver medal in the final behind Usain Bolt. He went on to win his third medal of the Games, anchoring the men’s 4x100m relay team to a bronze medal in a new national record time of 37.64.

Before the 2016 Olympics, Andre competed at the IAAF World Championships in 2015 where he tied for the bronze medal in the 100m. This made him Canada’s first world medalist in the event since 1999. Andre ran sub-10 seconds in all three rounds of competition. He was also part of the 4x100m relay team that won bronze. Earlier in the summer at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Andre swept the 100m and Andre De-Grasse 200m events in dramatic fashion.

Andre attributes much of his success to his support team, from coaches to family to medical support staff, “Each one helped get me to where I am today and played a role in my success.”

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I can't run forever": Andre De Grasse opens up about future plans in new book | Athletics North
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Andre De Grasse Talks Canadian Support and Pressure at Olympics "I have a whole country behind me"
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Sprinter Andre De Grasse discusses his expectations at Paris Olympics
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Andre De Grasse Related Content

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Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within
Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within
Not only is Andre De Grasse blazingly fast on the track, he's also incredibly popular with his fans. His beaming smile and magnetic personality have won over millions of people around the world. Who could forget De Grasse's friendly rivalry with sprinting legend Usain Bolt? Or when he became the...

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Andre De Grasse

The Canadian Encyclopedia

Andre De Grasse, OOnt, sprinter, philanthropist (born 10 November 1994 in Scarborough, ON). Andre De Grasse is the first Canadian to break both the 10-second barrier in the 100 m dash and the 20-second barrier in the 200 m dash. He burst onto the international stage at age 20, winning double gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
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Andre De Grasse and Team Canada win gold in men’s 4×100 relay

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It was gold for Andre De Grasse and Team Canada as the men’s 4×100-metre relay team crossed the finish line with the fastest time of 37.50. The country’s seventh gold medal of Paris 2024 came as Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and De Grasse beat South Africa by seven-100ths of a second, earning them the silver, with Great Britain getting the bronze.
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Andre De Grasse Topic Presentations

Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within

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  • Andre De Grasse shares important lessons from his improbable journey to becoming an Olympic champion. As one of the fastest humans alive, De Grasse has demonstrated what it takes to perform at your best under enormous pressure and to continue to push the limit of what seems impossible.

    De Grasse will share inspirational stories and lessons about the determination, resilience, and perseverance it takes to become the best. Audiences will learn how to unlock their own hidden potential and stare down life’s challenges whether at work, at home, or in pursuit of their dreams.

     

Andre De Grasse Speaking Testimonials

Andre has absolutely transcended track…He’s got an impact that I have never seen a track athlete have on kids and adults.

COO

Athletics Canada

I’m used to coaching people who have been in the sport for multiple years, and have their pre-set expectations of what they should be doing, and what is possible. And then [Andre] comes in and blows it all up. That was pretty cool.

Track & Field Coach Stu McMillan

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