Canada's Damian Warner won the gold medal in men's decathlon Thursday in Tokyo, capping a dominant two-day performance in extremely difficult conditions.
He finished with 9,018 points in the event, a new Olympic record. Warner's only the fourth man in history to hit 9,000 points, and the first to do so at the Olympics. The 31-year-old reached the pinnacle of his sport in Tokyo, despite the brutal heat, after winning bronze in Rio in 2016.
Canadian users can watch the moment Warner won gold here:
WELCOME TO THE 9,000 CLUB, DAMIAN WARNER 🇨🇦
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 5, 2021
Canada’s Damian Warner has won GOLD in the decathlon 🥇
He has surpassed the elusive 9,000 points mark and set a new Olympic record pic.twitter.com/JGEly8b93U
France's Kevin Mayer took the silver medal and Australia's Ashley Moloney won bronze. USA's Garrett Scantling finished fourth and Canada's Pierce LePage finished fifth.
