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Canada's Derek Drouin Gets a Bronze in High Jump

8/7/2012

Derek Drouin has won Canada's first track and field medal at the London Olympics, but it looks like he will have to share the podium.

The Corunna, Ont., native won bronze in men's high jump on Tuesday, finishing in a three-way tie with Britain's Robert Grabarz and Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim.

All three cleared 2.29 metres.

Meanwhile, Canada will have two entries in the women's final of the 100-metre hurdles.

London's Jessica Zelinka finished second in her heat with a time of 12.66 seconds to automatically qualify for the final later
Tuesday.

Canada now has 11 medals at the Games.

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