Andre De Grasse

Keynote Speaker | Jacksonville, Usa

Olympic Gold Medalist
Elite Sprint Performance, Speed Development & High Performance Expert

Andre De Grasse Expertise: Leadership, Leadership and Change, Leadership Development, Personal Leadership, Peak Performance, Employee Engagement, Personal Growth, Resilience & Adversity and Health Performance.

Andre De Grasse

About Speaker Andre De Grasse

Keynote Speaker, Andre De Grasse is known for earning Olympic gold and bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. Andre's athletic path changed when he ran his first 100m. Initially a promising basketball player in Toronto, Andre's athletic path changed when he ran his first 100m in just 10.9 seconds at a high school track meet. Discovered by former Olympian Tony Sharpe, Andre quickly rose to prominence, securing a scholarship, winning multiple medals, and setting national records. Now, as a bestselling author and a key figure in Canadian athletics, Andre is preparing to compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The Story of Andre De Grasse and Christian Coleman | CBC Sports

The Story of Andre De Grasse and Christian Coleman | CBC Sports

Andre De Grasse: the Comeback | CBC Sports

Andre De Grasse: the Comeback | CBC Sports

Andre De Grasse Shows off His Closing Speed in the 200m Sprint in Raba

Andre De Grasse Shows off His Closing Speed in the 200m Sprint in Raba

Andre De Grasse Surprised by Usain Bolt During Interview

Andre De Grasse Surprised by Usain Bolt During Interview

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.”

Andre De Grasse Topic Presentations

Andre De Grasse From Jacksonville, USA delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential within

From Hardwood to Starting Blocks: Transitioning Performance Pathways in Elite Sport

Performance Under Olympic Pressure: Competing at the Highest Standard

Building World Class Speed: Discipline, Training Structure, and Progression

Relay Performance and Team Execution: Trust in High Performance Environments

Resilience and Competitive Development: Responding to Setbacks in Elite Sport

Books
Andre De Grasse
  • Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential within
Interviews
Andre De Grasse
  • I Can't Run Forever": Andre De Grasse Opens up About Future Plans in New Book | Athletics North
  • Andre De Grasse Talks Canadian Support and Pressure at Olympics "i Have a Whole Country Behind Me"
  • Sprinter Andre De Grasse Discusses His Expectations at Paris Olympics
Podcasts
Andre De Grasse
Articles
Andre De Grasse
  • Andre De Grasse
  • Andre De Grasse and Team Canada Win Gold in Men’s 4×100 Relay

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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