Damian Warner is Canada’s top athlete of 2021

The 2021 Lou Marsh Trophy winner for athlete of the year is none other than Damian Warner, the Olympic gold medal winner in the decathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. Warner led the entire decathlon throughout all 10 events at Tokyo 2020, finishing with 9,018 points, a new Olympic record.

“It’s an incredible honour,” said Warner upon being notified by his coach.

Warner is continuing his training as he prepares for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Congrats to Damian Warner and his team!

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For more on Team Canada, please visit Canada’s Olympic website.

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