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On this day in 2021, thirty-one-year-old Damian Warner of London, Ont., became the first Canadian to win gold in the decathlon. Warner didn't just capture the gold medal in Tokyo, he set an Olympic record with 9,018 points. That made him just the fourth man in history to top the 9,000-point mark. Image from Calgary Herald front page on Aug. 6, 2021.
On this day in 2021, thirty-one-year-old Damian Warner of London, Ont., became the first Canadian to win gold in the decathlon. Warner didn’t just capture the gold medal in Tokyo, he set an Olympic record with 9,018 points. That made him just the fourth man in history to top the 9,000-point mark. Image from Calgary Herald front page on Aug. 6, 2021.

Today in History for Aug. 5:

On this date:

In 1100, Henry I ascended the throne of England, three days after his brother, King William II, was killed in a hunting accident.

In 1620, the Pilgrim ships The Mayflower and The Speedwell sailed from England.

In 1689, the little settlement of Lachine, just west of Montreal, was attacked by…

Read more at calgaryherald.com

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