The 2-time World Champion, Drouin, produced one of his best performance in his career as he did not miss a single attempt on his way to win the men's high Olympic jump gold with a season's best mark of 2.38m.
Qatar's Mutaz Barshim claimed silver with 2.36m, while Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko took silver with 2.33m.
Last time a Canadian won a gold medal in field event was back in 1932 at the Los Angeles Games when Duncan McNaughton took Olympic title in high jump.
Top Results
POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | DETAIL |
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1 | Derek DROUIN | CAN | 2.38 | SB |
2 | Mutaz Essa BARSHIM | QAT | 2.36 | |
3 | Bohdan BONDARENKO | UKR | 2.33 | |
4 | Andriy PROTSENKO | UKR | 2.33 | SB |
4 | Robert GRABARZ | GBR | 2.33 | SB |
6 | Erik KYNARD | USA | 2.33 |