Canada’s most embellished male Olympian, sprinter Andre De Grasse, has been named a Member of the Order of Canada, which acknowledges excellent achievement by Canadians. The honour will likely be conferred at an investiture ceremony to be held at Ottawa’s Rideau Corridor, residence of Governor Normal Mary Simonsomeday within the new yr. The announcement appeared on The Globe and Mail’s web site on Wednesday.
In 2018, De Grasse launched the Andre De Grasse Household Basis and the Andre De Grasse Future Champions Scholarship Programwhich assist highschool monitor athletes from underserved communities.
De Grasse grew up in Markham, Ont., and in his Grade 12 yr, coach Tony Sharpe recruited him to the Velocity Academy. De Grasse went on to win two Olympic titles, a world championship title and a Diamond League title; with seven Olympic medals, he’s now tied for Canada’s most embellished Olympian.
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The Order of Canada has three ranges–Member, Officer and Companion (the best degree). De Grasse is one in all 59 Members named to the order on Wednesday, and one in all 80 new appointees in complete. Different Canadian athletes equally honoured previously embrace Canadian 100m file holder Donovan Bailey (in 2022), monitor legend Bruny Surin (in 2021) and 800m runner Charmaine Crooks (in 2013).
De Grasse is the one monitor and subject athlete to be named to the Order at the moment. He obtained the Order of Ontario in 2023.
The quotation reads, partly: “Seven-time Olympic medallist Andre De Grasse made historical past on the Rio 2016 Olympic Video games as the primary Canadian to medal in all three dash occasions. He repeated the feat at Tokyo 2020 and added a seventh medal in Paris 2024. Past the monitor, this philanthropist and writer empowers youth to fulfil their potential.”
De Grasse was a member of Canada’s 4×100 relay crew on the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, profitable silver within the occasion together with Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake.
