WARNER Damian

Canada
Athletics
4 Nov 1989
31
Male
LONDON, ON
 
Canada
LONDON, ON
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Decathlon 1 Gold Medal

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location
WDB Men's Decathlon 10.12 25 May, 2019 Götzis (AUT)
WDB Men's Decathlon 8.28 m 29 May, 2021 Götzis (AUT)
WDB Men's Decathlon 13.36 30 May, 2021 Götzis (AUT)
=WDB Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 3 10.12 4 August, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)
ODB Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 3 10.12 4 August, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)
ODB Men's Decathlon Long Jump - Group B 8.24 m 4 August, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)
ODB Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Heat 3 13.46 5 August, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)
OR Men's Decathlon 9018 pts 5 August, 2021 Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's Decathlon 100m - Heat 3
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Jump B
Men's Decathlon Long Jump - Group B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A
Men's Decathlon Shot Put - Group A
Finished
Olympic Stadium - High Jump B
Men's Decathlon High Jump - Group A
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's Decathlon 400m - Heat 3
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles - Heat 3
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Throws
Men's Decathlon Discus Throw - Group B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A
Men's Decathlon Pole Vault - Group A
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Throws
Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw - Group B
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's Decathlon 1500m - Heat 1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationDecathlon
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3rd (8666)
2012London, GBR5th (8442)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocationDecathlon
2019Doha, QAT3rd (8529)
2017London, GBR5th (8309)
2015Beijing, CHN2nd (8695)
2013Moscow, RUS3rd (8512)
2011Daegu, KOR18th (7832)

Pan American Games
YearLocationDecathlon
2019Lima, PER1st (8513)

World Indoor Championships
YearLocationHeptathlon
2018Birmingham, GBR2nd (6343)

World Combined Events Challenge
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Decathlon2021Gotzis, AUT8995
1Decathlon2019Lima, PER8513
1Decathlon2019Gotzis, AUT8711
1Decathlon2018Gotzis, AUT8795
1Decathlon2017Talence, FRA8252
1Decathlon2017Gotzis, AUT8591
3Decathlon2019Doha, QAT8529
5Decathlon2017London, GBR8309


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Basketball. (gq.com, 03 Jan 2019)
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Athlete
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Business - Fanshawe College, London, ON, CAN
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English
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Gar Leyshon [personal]
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In 2019 he suffered an ankle injury that took at least five months to recover from. (nationalpost.com, 24 Jul 2019)

An ankle injury in April 2014 affected his preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (thelondoner.ca, 10 Jul 2014)
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He took up athletics at age 17 in high school. (olympic.ca, 30 Aug 2015)
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He was persuaded to take up decathlon by his high school basketball coaches, including Gar Leyshon, who became his personal decathlon coach. "I played basketball in high school, and my basketball coach had started a track and field team. I started doing long jump, triple jump, and high jump - all the jumps in track and field - and then they got me involved in sprinting. I was thinking about going to play football or something, but they suggested I try the decathlon. We finished second in the Canadian championships that year, and the next year we went to the world championships. It's been a journey of travelling around the world and competing ever since." (gq.com, 03 Jan 2019; lfpress.com, 10 Jun 2011; olympic.ca, 30 Aug 2015; thestar.com, 01 Apr 2015)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to break the decathlon world record. (cbc.ca, 06 Aug 2019; cbc.ca, 21 Sep 2018)
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"Early in the season, it's a lot of fitness-based work, getting your body ready to do all the training. We try to do all the events through the week. We usually do a run, jump, and throw. On Mondays and Thursdays, maybe Saturdays, we'll do harder running. Pole vault once or twice a week, and long jump once or twice a week, too." (lfpress.com, 10 May 2019; gq.com, 03 Jan 2019)
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US basketball players Vince Carter, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. (gq.com, 03 Jan 2019; olympic.ca, 30 Aug 2015)
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Coach Gar Leyshon. (londoncommunitynews.com, 29 Apr 2012)
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"When you do a decathlon over 48 hours, the amount of time you spend actually doing physical activity is along the lines of 10 or 11 minutes, which is kind of crazy. There's a lot of sitting around and thinking about the next event, and that's where people really get exhausted. I think it's very similar to golf; you do one thing, then you have a lot of time in between, and then you do another thing. If you had a really bad event, that can affect you for a long time. Same way if you have a good event, that can drain your energy really quickly if you're not able to reset." (gq.com, 03 Jan 2019)
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In 2018 he was named Summer Male Athlete of the Year at the Canadian Sports Awards. (cbc.ca, 21 Sep 2018)

A poll of CBC Sports television viewers named him Canada's Athlete of the Year in 2013. (cbc.ca, 08 Dec 2013)

General Interest

General
MOVING BACK HOME
In 2018 he moved from Calgary, AB, Canada, where he had been training with Les Gramantik, back to London, Ontario, where was born and raised. He moved to be reunited with coach Gar Leyshon, who he has known since high school. "I think it's the best decision. Calgary had its advantages and disadvantages, but I think ultimately it comes down to being around family and friends. One of the things that Gar has talked about a lot [is] buying in 100%, and to me that means you have to be happy, you have to enjoy what you're doing. That's not to say I lost joy at any point [in Calgary], I love the decathlon, but you need everything to be happy. And being around family and friends and having people I enjoy being around and believe in, that's ultimately what's going to lead me to my goals." (cba.ca, 26 May 2019; cbc.ca, 21 Sep 2018)

TEAMMATE
In 2019 he said he enjoyed competing with fellow Canadian decathlete Pierce Le Page. "It's special, for me. For the longest time, over the last however many years, I've been going to a lot of these competitions by myself as the only Canadian. Now, not only do we have another Canadian, we have a great Canadian decathlete and now we're [finishing] one and two. I could see this happening at world championships and Olympics." (cbc.ca, 06 Aug 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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Equalled
ODB:
Olympic Decathlon Best
OR:
Olympic Record
WDB:
World Decathlon Best
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