Canada's Derek Drouin takes high jump gold with 2.38m
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Canada's Derek Drouin delivered gold by winning men's high jump on Wednesday night in Rio.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
