Tokyo Olympics.The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., won with a time of 19.62 seconds, breaking the Canadian record he had set just a day before in the semifinal.
Kenneth Bednarek of the U.S. came in second with a time of 19.68, and another American, Noah Lyles, took bronze with a time of 19.74 seconds.This is De Grasse’s second medal at this Olympics: he also won bronze in the 100-metre.
Andre De Grasse captures Olympic bronze for Canada in men’s 100m dash Another Canadian, Aaron Brown, came in sixth place with a time of 20.20.This is the first time Canada has had two men in the 200-metre finals since 1928.