Andre De Grasse Net Worth, Age, Wife & Family

Andre De Grasse Net Worth

Andre De Grasse who is a known Canadian sprinter has an estimated net worth of $3 million.

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Andre De Grasse is a Canadian sprinter with an impressive track record. He has earned six Olympic medals, including a gold in the 200m at the 2020 Olympics and a silver in the same event in 2016.

De Grasse also won a second silver in the 4x100 relay in 2020. He's grabbed three Olympic bronze medals, finishing third in the 100m in 2016 and 2020, as well as in the 4x100 relay in 2016.

De Grasse's success extends to the World Athletics Championships, where he won gold with the Canadian 4x100 relay team in 2022 and bronze in the same event in 2015. On an individual level, he secured three World medals, winning silver in the 200m in 2019 and bronze in the 100m in 2015 and 2019. He also held the title of double Pan American champion and the NCAA champion in the 100m and 200m. In the 200m, De Grasse currently holds the Canadian record, clocking 19.62 in Tokyo, making him the eighth fastest in history in this event.

De Grasse made history as the first Canadian sprinter to win three medals in a single Olympics. His gold medal in the 200m at the 2020 Olympics was a milestone, ending a 25-year gold drought in track and a 93-year wait for a gold in the 200m. Impressively, he consistently reached the podium in every Olympic and World Championship final from 2015 to the 2023 World Championships.

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De Grasse's journey began in Markham, Ontario, where he attended St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic Elementary School up to grade two. He later transferred to Mother Teresa Catholic School in Markham, where he continued his education up to the eighth grade, achieving his first race win in 2006. His educational path also included Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy and Milliken Mills High School.

During high school, De Grasse initially played basketball, even competing against future NBA player Andrew Wiggins from Vaughan Secondary School.

However, it was during a high school track race, the York Region Championships, that his true potential shone through.

Despite running in basketball shorts with borrowed spikes and ignoring the starting blocks, he secured a second-place finish in the 100m, a third-place overall in the 200m, and a seventh-place overall in the Long Jump.

Coach Tony Sharpe noticed his talent and invited him to join Pickering's Speed Academy. De Grasse continued to improve, ultimately qualifying for the Ontario Championships in the 100m, where he secured fifth place in the final. He then began training under Sharpe at The Speed Academy.

In the 2013 Canada Games, De Grasse impressed by winning three gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100 relay.

Andre De Grasse Age

The Canadian sprinter was born on November 10, 1994, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Andre De Grasse is 28 years old as of 2023.

Andre De Grasse Wife and Children

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Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse and his wife, American hurdler Nia Ali, have two kids.

Their daughter, Yuri, was born in June 2018, and they welcomed their second child in May 2021.