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Olympien \u00e0 trois occasions et champion olympique, James Day a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve du saut d\u2019obstacles par \u00e9quipes \u00e0 Mexico 1968. Ce fut la seule m\u00e9daille d\u2019or du Canada \u00e0 ces Jeux. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Membre du Canadian Club, James Day a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada en saut d\u2019obstacles par \u00e9quipe \u00e0 Mexico 1968<\/a>. Pour participer aux Jeux, Day ainsi que ses co\u00e9quipiers James Elder<\/a> et Tom Gayford<\/a> ont d\u00fb amasser des fonds pour faire le d\u00e9placement jusqu\u2019au Mexique. Puis, ils se sont retrouv\u00e9s \u00e0 concourir devant 100 000 spectateurs, alors que l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne \u00e9tait plus habitu\u00e9e \u00e0 se produire dans le cadre de foires r\u00e9gionales. La Grande-Bretagne avait pris les devants en premi\u00e8re ronde avec 48,00 fautes, devant le Canada et ses 49,50 fautes, mais les Britanniques se sont effondr\u00e9s en deuxi\u00e8me ronde, tandis que le Canada est demeur\u00e9 solide pour remporter la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non seulement le Canada en \u00e9tait-il \u00e0 sa premi\u00e8re participation \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve par \u00e9quipe, ce fut la seule m\u00e9daille d\u2019or du pays \u00e0 Mexico 1968. Individuellement, Day a pris le 13e<\/sup> rang de la comp\u00e9tition de saut d\u2019obstacles. \u00c0 Munich 1972<\/a>, Day s\u2019est joint \u00e0 Elder, Torchy Millar<\/a> et Ian Millar<\/a> pour terminer sixi\u00e8me \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve de saut d\u2019obstacles par \u00e9quipes. Il a termin\u00e9 tout juste au pied du podium dans la comp\u00e9tition individuelle, alors que trois participants ont conclu l\u2019\u00e9preuve \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 au quatri\u00e8me rang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quatre ans plus tard, dans son pays, Day a mont\u00e9 Sympatico \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al 1976<\/a>. Il a fini 15e<\/sup> de l\u2019\u00e9preuve individuelle, cinqui\u00e8me de l\u2019\u00e9preuve par \u00e9quipes et sixi\u00e8me comme membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe qui a particip\u00e9 au concours complet, sur Viceroy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adolescent, Day a appris les bases du saut d\u2019obstacles avec Ernie Samuel, qui lui a offert un poste d\u2019entra\u00eeneur \u00e0 sa nouvelle ferme. Il a effectu\u00e9 ses d\u00e9buts sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale en 1964, remportant le Championnat junior nord-am\u00e9ricain en saut d\u2019obstacles. Il devenu champion senior en 1966. Un an plus tard, il a rafl\u00e9 l\u2019or dans la comp\u00e9tition individuelle de saut d\u2019obstacles des Jeux panam\u00e9ricains, terminant aussi troisi\u00e8me de l\u2019\u00e9preuve par \u00e9quipes avec Elder et Gayford. Day faisait partie de l\u2019\u00e9quipe qui a remport\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9preuve du Grand Prix aux Championnats nord-am\u00e9ricains de saut d\u2019obstacles en 1967 et au Royal Horse Show de 1969. Il a ajout\u00e9 une m\u00e9daille d\u2019or \u00e0 sa collection aux Championnats du monde de 1970, une fois de plus avec Elder et Gayford. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr\u00e8s s\u2019\u00eatre retir\u00e9 de la comp\u00e9tition en 1977, Day s\u2019est concentr\u00e9 sur l\u2019entra\u00eenement des chevaux de race \u00e0 la ferme Sam-Son. Il a sign\u00e9 1150 victoires avant la saison 2007, ce qui en fait l\u2019un des entra\u00eeneurs les plus titr\u00e9s en Am\u00e9rique du Nord. \u00c0 quatre occasions, il a m\u00e9rit\u00e9 le prix Sovereign, en tant que meilleur entra\u00eeneur au Canada (en 1979, 1985, 1988, 1991). Il vit sur une ferme avec sa femme \u00e0 Everett, au sud-ouest de Barrie, en Ontario. Celle-ci a remport\u00e9 deux fois le Queen\u2019s Plate et se concentre aussi \u00e0 l\u2019entra\u00eenement de chevaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens en 1968, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1971 et au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e du sport \u00e9questre canadien en 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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