Drouin, 26, born in Sarnia, Ontario, was Canada's only athletics medal in London in 2012, when he won the bronze after clearing 2.29 meters.
This moment of glory in London came just months after he needed surgery on ligaments and bone injuries and brought Canada its first medal in Olympic high jump since 1976 .
But the 6'4 "Drouin - whose performance in Rio brought to Canada a third gold medal and a set of 14 games - narrowly failed in an attempt to clear 2.40 and breaking the 2.39 Olympic record set by American Charles Austin at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
He reached the mark 2.40 in Canadian competition two years ago, becoming one of only 12 men in the history of the jump never reach that height.
Drouin began his involvement in Athletics at the age of nine, the transition from running to the high jump at the age of 15 after being inspired by the fun sport of her sister
And he told CBC :. "It was definitely a really stressful lead up. There are four months, probably less, I was told that I should not keep jumping this season
"But obviously I made some good decisions, he was certain periods of stress, and it seemed at that moment that I had nothing to lose and was able to address the last two months almost without stress. "
the first Canadian man to win gold at the Rio Games, Drouin also became the first Canadian to win gold in the high jump since Duncan McNaughton did to the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932.
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