Canada's Warner sets new Olympic record in dominating decathlon performance 🥇
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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:
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.