Derek Drouin

Derek Drouin is a Canadian high jumper from Corunna, Ontario. He is the reigning world champion in high jump. He previously won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as well as the bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. With that jump of 2.38m he set a national record in the high jump for Canada. He would go on to better that height to 2.40 metres during the 2014 season, becoming just the tenth man in the world to ever clear that height in outdoor competition. Aside from his title as world champion Drouin is also the reigning Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games champion in the high jump. In his college career he was a five time NCAA champion in the high jump for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Derek was born in Sarnia, Ontario to parents Gaetan and Sheila Drouin, just north of his hometown of Corunna, located in the St. Clair township. Derek has two sisters, Jillian and Alysha. Jillian is also an international competitor for Canada, competing at the World Youth Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Pan American Games. She is now concentrating on the heptathlon event.

Source: Wikipedia