2024 Olympics Day 9 Recap: Ethan Katzberg wins gold, Wyatt Sanford claims bronze, as Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse miss a shot at another medal

Katzberg and Sanford up Canada's medal haul in Paris to 17, while McIntosh and De Grasse miss their shot at more medals

Chase Kell
Updated ·8 min read
Ethan Katzberg sets new records en route to gold, Wyatt Sanford wins bronze in men's boxing, while Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse miss their chances at medals on Day 9 at the Paris Olympics. (Photo credit: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes, REUTERS/Isabel Infantes, Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports, James Lang-USA TODAY Sports)
Ethan Katzberg sets new records en route to gold, Wyatt Sanford wins bronze in men's boxing, while Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse miss their chances at medals on Day 9 at the Paris Olympics. (Photo credit: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes, REUTERS/Isabel Infantes, Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports, James Lang-USA TODAY Sports)

While the watching experience and timing for the 2024 Paris Olympics isn't quite as challenging for Canadian viewers as it was for Tokyo 2020 or Beijing 2022, a good chunk of action during these Games happens when plenty of Canadians are fast asleep.

Whether you were crushing some zzz's, busy at work, had family activities to partake in or just didn't have a chance to tune in, we have you covered throughout these Olympics from start to finish, with Team Canada currently sitting at 17 medals.

Here's what you may have missed on Day 9, including a gold medal in hammer throw, a bronze medal in men's boxing, Summer McIntosh missing a chance to make even more Canadian history, and a disappointing run for Andre De Grasse in the men's 100-metre.

Ethan Katzberg, of Canada, celebarrtes after winning the men's hammer throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Ethan Katzberg, of Canada, celebarrtes after winning the men's hammer throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Ethan Katzberg, the reigning world champion in men's hammer throw, continued to show his dominance in the event with a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics, and he did it in historic fashion.

The Nanaimo, B.C., native got the final off to a great start, recording a length of 84.12 metres on his very first throw, which was enough to seal the victory for the Canadian.

Katzberg now becomes the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold in hammer throw, as well as the youngest hammer throw gold medallist in Olympic history at 22 years old. His gold medal also represents Canada's first medal in this event in 100 years.

Fellow Canadian Rowan Hamilton finished ninth in the men's hammer throw final with a distance on 76.59 metres.

Katzberg's gold pushes Canada's medal count in Paris to 17, including five golds, four silvers and eight bronze medals. Canadian Olympic fans, as you might have assumed, were beyond impressed with Katzberg's record-setting performance.

France's Sofiane Oumiha (Blue) reacts after beating Canada's Wyatt Sanford in the men's 63.5kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
France's Sofiane Oumiha (Blue) reacts after beating Canada's Wyatt Sanford in the men's 63.5kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Wyatt Sanford had his eyes on the gold medal, but the Nova Scotia native unfortunately settles for bronze after losing his semifinal fight against France's Sofiane Oumiha 4-1.

Despite the semifinal loss, Sanford instantly becomes a bronze medallist due to the rules of Olympic boxing. Since there is no bronze-medal fight in the Olympics, the two fighters to lose in the semifinals become instant bronze medallists.

Sanford made his Olympic debut in Paris after winning gold at last year's Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile — and boy, did he make his mark. The east-coast fighter becomes Canada's first Olympic boxing medallist since 1996, when David Defiagbon won a heavyweight silver medal at the Summer Games in Atlanta.

While Canadians across the country are impressed with Sanford's bronze-medal performance, the people in his hometown of Kennetcook, N.S., couldn't be more proud.

Summer McIntosh, who had a chance to win a Canadian record-setting fifth medal this afternoon at the 2024 Olympics, will have to settle for four medals as she and her teammates finished fourth in the 4x100-metre women's medley relay.

The women's medley relay team — which consisted of McIntosh, Kylie Masse, Sophie Angus and Maggie Mac Neil — came very close to sneaking into third place, finishing .68 seconds behind the People's Republic of China, which won the bronze medal. The United States and Australia won gold and silver, respectively.

Also in the pool, the men's 4x100-metre medley relay team missed out on a podium finish as well, finishing fifth in this afternoon's final.

Despite the disappointing finish, the Canadian men had a very successful Olympic Games in the pool, finishing with three medals among the group. Ilya Kharun led the charge with bronze in both the 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly, while Josh Liendo will take home a silver medal in the men's 100-metre butterfly.

For the first time in his storied Olympic career, Andre De Grasse will not be running in the men's 100-metre final after failing to qualify in his semifinal heat. De Grasse ran his best time of the year, crossing the finish line in 9.98 seconds, but that wasn't enough to push him into the final.

De Grasse, who won bronze medals in this event in both 2016 in Rio and 2021 in Tokyo, will now shift his focus to the 200-metre event. Despite the unfortunate finish, De Grasse is still proud of his run in the 100-metre semis.

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