Let’s Talk Mental Health with Andre De Grasse
When: January 26, 2022 @ 7 PM EST
Where: Online (Link sent with Registration) Cost: FREE
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Canadian sprinter and six-time Olympic medalist, Andre De Grasse, will be joining us for a mental health talk and virtual Q&A.
As someone who has excelled on the track and battled back through injury and other adversity, Andre knows that to perform on the world’s biggest stage, he needs to be at his mental best.
SSU in partnership with 5 other Ontario Student Unions, invites you to spend an evening with Andre De Grasse, as he speaks on mental health and how to overcome adversities at any stage in life: whether you’re dealing with school pressure, or standing on the Olympic podium.
Check it out Andre’s video message below and register now. ⬇️
Meet Andre De Grasse
With six Olympic medals, Andre De Grasse is the most decorated male Olympian in Canadian history. Andre captured medals in all three sprint events at both the 2016 Rio Olympics and again five years later at the Tokyo Olympics. He’s the reigning Olympic Champion in the 200m, having upgraded the silver he won behind Usain Bolt in 2016, and is a two-time bronze medalist in both the 100m and 4x100m relay events.
Andre first made a name for himself in the spring of 2015 after winning gold in the 100m and 200m at the NCAA Championships. The next month, he sprinted to victory in the 100 and 200m events in his own backyard at the Toronto Pan Am Games. He capped off the magical season competing in his first World Championships where he took home bronze medals in the 100m and 4x100m relay.
Injury and illness slowed Andre down for a couple of seasons, but he fought his way back and came home from the 2019 World Championships having won medals in the 100m and 200m events, the only male sprinter to do so at the meet.
Off the track, Andre is a proud father raising three children with his partner Nia Ali, who is the reigning World Champion in the women’s 100m hurdles and an Olympic Silver medalist. The speedy couple met at the University of Southern California and live and train together in Jacksonville, Florida.
In addition to his responsibility as a family man, Andre seeks to inspire and empower youth through the work of the Andre De Grasse Family Foundation and as an author of children’s books.
Awards/Accomplishments:
Check all the awards and accomplishments Andre has had over the years!
2021
Tokyo 2020 - Olympic Gold Medalist (200m)
Tokyo 2020 - Olympic Bronze Medalist (100m)
Tokyo 2020 - Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x100m Relay)
2019
Doha 2019 World Championships - Silver Medalist (200m)
Doha 2019 World Championships - Bronze Medalist (100m)
Athletics Canada - Jack W. Davies Trophy (Athlete of the Year)
Athletics Canada - Phil A. Edwards Memorial Trophy (Track Athlete of the Year)
Podium finish in 11 international 100m/200m races, winning 4 of them
2016
Rio 2016 - Olympic Silver Medalist (200m)
Rio 2016 - Olympic Bronze Medalist (100m)
Rio 2016 - Olympic Bronze Medalist (4x100m Relay)
Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year - Lionel Conacher Award
2016 AfroGlobal TV Awards (Rising Star)
IAAF Rising Star Award
Canada Commonwealth Cup Award Winner
2017
Athletics Canada - Phil A. Edwards Memorial Trophy (Track Athlete of the Year)
Harry Jerome Award (Athletics)
Canadian 100m & 200m Champion
2015
Beijing 2015 World Championships - Bronze Medalist (100m)
Beijing 2015 World Championships - Bronze Medalist (4x100m Relay)
Toronto 2015 PanAm Games - Gold Medalist (200m)
Toronto 2015 PanAm Games - Gold Medalist (100m)
Eugene 2015 NCAA Championships - Gold Medalist (200m)
Eugene 2015 NCAA Championships - Gold Medalist (100m)
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