Charles Philibert-Thiboutot dived across the finish line to win the men’s 1,500-meter race and give Canada its first track and field gold medal at this year’s Pan American Games in Chile. Philibert-Thiboutot cried in disbelief when he saw he had secured the win in 3 minutes, 39.
Canada’s Robert Joseph Heppenstall, right, and Charles Philibert-Thiboutot celebrate after finishing second and first, respectively, in the men’s 1,500 meters at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Canada’s Robert Joseph Heppenstall, front, embraces teammate Charles Philibert-Thiboutot after they took second and first, respectively, in the men’s 1,500 meters at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
“I saw that Rob was leading, I saw we could go one-two and then I remembered that I really wanted to win gold,” he said. Earlier this week, Philibert-Thiboutot won the silver in the men’s 5,000-meter race. “I am finishing 2023 in a high note, one of the best my career, I couldn’t ask for a better finish,” Heppenstall said.
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