Canadian sprinter Hank Palmer now lives in LaSalle

A native of Dollard-des-Ormeaux and recent resident of LaSalle, 22-year old Hank Palmer is a member of the Select St. Lawrence Club. He stands 1.79 metres and weighs 75 kilos.He works double time during his training to be among the 16 best sprinters of the world in the 200-metre test and is aiming for the Olympic Games which will take place in China from August 8th to 24th 2008.He was classified fourth at the IAAF World Juniors held in 2004 in Grosseto, Italy, and hopes to finish well for the 2005-2005 circuit with flying colours.

In 2007, he exceeded the necessary criteria seven times and obtained Canada Sport ranking in the senior category. Moreover, he accomplished a record time of 10.35 seconds in the 100-metre run, achieving his two best performances in his life in both competitions. His 10.35 performance was achieved in Grand Prix of Rieti, Italy last September, where he finished fifth in the historical race achieved in 9.74 seconds by Jamaïcain Asafa Powell.

Canada Athletics will not submit his name to Canada Sport because of an injury he sustained in July 2007 during the semi-finals of the Canadian senior championships and to help him prepare for the Olympics.

Last September, Palmer finished in the first five positions in three competitions held in Europe (Italy, Spain), strengthening his chances to run at the 2008 Olympic Games. Among his best performances throughout his career, he won third place in the 400 X 100 metre run during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He also finished fifth in the 200-metre sprint, also on Australian soil. In 2003, he took part in the Pan-Am Junior Games in Barbados.