Person in history
Derek Drouin
Derek Drouin, Canadian high jumper
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1990 · March 6
- Age this year
- 36No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 36th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Derek Drouin is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and was the 2015 World Champion. He also won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games, and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships.
Why this date
Derek Drouin appears on our March 6 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1990.
- September 12Allied Control Council
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacre
- September 11Faucett Perú
- November 17Mount Unzen
- July 22Greg LeMond
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1990Matt ShivelySeptember 15
- 1990Lelisa DesisaJanuary 14
- 1990Robert Griffin IIIFebruary 12
- 1990Petar FilipovićSeptember 14
- 1990Lachlan CooteApril 6
- 1990Shaun JohnsonSeptember 9
- 1990Godfrey OboabonaAugust 16
- 1990Megan StalterSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Derek Drouin”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/derek-drouin, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Derek Drouin
When was Derek Drouin born?
March 6 1990.
How old would Derek Drouin be today?
36 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 6?
Jacob Bertrand, Mohamed Magdy, Christian Coleman and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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