Canada's Derek Drouin Takes High Jump Gold Medal

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Derek Drouin of Canada has won the men's high jump gold medal at a height of 2.38 meters, adding the Olympic title to his world championship victory last year.

The 26-year-old Drouin, who won bronze at the London Olympics, was clean through his first five heights and, after clinching the gold medal, stopped after missing one attempt at 2.40 to start his celebrations.

Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar, who shared the Olympic bronze in 2012 and had the leading mark of the season entering the Olympics, took the silver at 2.36.

Bogdan Bondarenko of Ukraine, the 2013 world champion, missed twice at 2.38 and then passed and raised the bar to 2.40 in a bid for gold. He balked at his first run up and then walked into the bar, ensuring Drouin would take the gold.

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