Pierce LePage
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Pierce LePage (born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian track athlete who competes in the
Career
Early years and Commonwealth silver (2015–18)
Starting track and field at the age of 12 and the decathlon at the age of 17, LePage emerged as a star athlete in 2015 after breaking the Canadian junior decathlon record. LePage then gained funding through the
LePage was named to
World Championship and Olympic debuts (2019–21)
In June of the 2019 season, LePage scored 8453 points to win the Décastar meeting in
Due to the onset of the
World silver and gold (2022–present)
LePage attended the
At the 2023 Hypo-Meeting, LePage set new personal bests in both the 100 m and the javelin throw, winning the gold medal in an upset victory over Warner, the seven-time and defending champion. His score of 8700 points was one shy of his personal best.[19] Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, LePage excelled on the first day of the decathlon, and was in second place at the halfway point of the event, ahead of Warner and behind German Leo Neugebauer.[20] LePage began the second day with a new personal best 13.77 in the 110 m hurdles, taking the overall lead from Neugebauer, which he would retain for the remainder of the event, which included his second-best javelin mark ever (60.90 m). He took the gold medal, the first decathlon win for a Canadian man, and stood on the podium with Warner and Victor. His 8909 points were a new personal best, the sixth-highest in history, and the second-best winning margin at a World Athletics Championships after Ashton Eaton's 2015 event record. LePage revealed he had persevered through a couple of "close calls" with injury during the event, and said that "I've done so many decathlons with Damian and we're always supporting each other, so it's nice to share this podium with him."[21]
Personal bests (outdoor)
- As of May 29, 2023[22]
Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
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Decathlon | 8909 points | Budapest | August 26, 2023 | 8909 points |
100 metres | 10.28 | Götzis | May 27, 2023 | 1028 points |
Long jump | 7.80 | Montréal |
July 26, 2019 | 1010 points |
Shot put | 15.99 | Los Angeles | April 22, 2023 | 851 points |
High jump | 2.09 | Götzis | May 27, 2017 | 887 points |
400 metres | 46.84 | Eugene | July 23, 2022 | 966 points |
110 metres hurdles | 13.77 | Budapest | August 26, 2023 | 1004 points |
Discus throw | 53.26 | Eugene | July 24, 2022 | 939 points |
Pole vault | 5.25 | Talence | June 23, 2019 | 988 points |
Javelin throw | 63.09 | Götzis | May 28, 2023 | 784 points |
1500 metres | 4:31.85 | Tokyo | August 5, 2021 | 733 points |
Virtual Best Performance | 9190 points |
Championship results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | Decathlon | 8171 points |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Decathlon | 8161 points |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | Decathlon | 8445 points | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Decathlon | 8604 points |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | Decathlon | 8701 points |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Decathlon | 8909 points |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pierce LePage". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/decathlon/men?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2023-12-26
- ^ "Pierce LePage, RBC Olympican" (PDF). Royal Bank of Canada. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "Pierce Lepage wins decathlon at Canadian track and field championships". CBC Sports. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Canada's Warner drops out, LePage wins silver in Commonwealth Games decathlon". CBC Sports. April 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Piercy, Justin (August 6, 2019). "Canadian decathletes Warner, LePage relish chance to compete in Lima". CBC Sports.
- ^ Strong, Gregory (August 7, 2019). "Warner defends title, LePage grabs bronze in Pan Am decathlon". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Canada's Damian Warner races to decathlon bronze at track and field worlds". CBC Sports. October 3, 2019.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (July 22, 2021). "'I guess I'm good at being second': Meet Pierce LePage, Canada's other Olympic decathlon medal threat". National Post.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (3 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". CBC Sports. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics LEPAGE Pierce". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- Globe & Mail.
- ^ a b Heroux, Devin (24 July 2022). "Canadian decathlete Pierce LePage wins silver at World Athletics Championships". CBC Sports. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Faria, Chris (May 29, 2022). "Warner wins seventh Hypo Meeting title in men's decathlon". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (July 23, 2022). "Canada's Damian Warner out of world championships after suffering hamstring injury". CBC Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Pierce LePage wins silver in decathlon at worlds". Sportsnet. July 24, 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Four Canadians including De Grasse, LePage withdraw from Commonwealth Games". CBC Sports. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- The Toronto Star. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Canada's Andre De Grasse 6th in 200m at worlds after skipping 4x100 relay heats". CBC Sports. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (August 26, 2023). "LePage turns decathlon silver into world gold in Budapest". World Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Pierce LePage – IAAF". World Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
Sources
- Damian Warner leads decathlon after 100m, Pierce LePage in 2nd
- Pierce LePage leads decathlon after long jump
- LePage happy with decathlon finish at track and field worlds
External links
- Pierce Lepage at World Athletics
- Pierce Lepage at Olympedia