Damian David George Warner is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in decathlon. He is the 2020 Olympic champion and a three-time World medallist.
Damian Warner: Family| Medals| Quotes| Childhood| Mother
Family:
His long-time partner, Jennifer Cotton, is a retired national track teammate who competed in hurdles and heptathlon. Cotton moved to Calgary with Warner in 2016–18 and returned with him to London. She gave birth to their son, Theo, in March 2021.
Medals:
1 Gold · 1 Bronze
He is the 2020 Olympic champion and a three-time World medallist (silver in 2015, bronze in 2013 and 2019).
Warner also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the 2014 Commonwealth champion and the two-time and reigning Pan American champion from the 2015 and 2019 Games.
Quotes:
“It’s unbelievable to hear them say Olympic champion,” said Warner’s partner Jen Cotten.
“I know that’s what Damian wanted and Team Warner wanted and was hoping for, but it’s crazy to actually have it come true.”
Warner’s first Olympic gold medal comes just under five months after the couple received what they consider to be their other gold medal — their son Theo.
Childhood:
Childhood. Damian Warner and his two younger siblings grew up with their mother, Brenda, in London, Ontario. Damian helped raise his younger sister and brother while his mother worked at two retirement homes.
Warner did just that in Tokyo. He became just the fourth person in history to post a score of more than 9,000 points when he set an Olympic record last summer in Tokyo to claim gold.
Mother:
Damian helped raise his younger sister and brother while his mother worked at two retirement homes.
