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Au terme de la seule course olympique \u00e0 laquelle il a particip\u00e9 au cours de sa carri\u00e8re, Robert Esmie est devenu champion olympique. Il \u00e9tait le premier coureur de l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne qui a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019or au relais 4×100 m \u00e0 Atlanta 1996<\/a>, un quatuor compl\u00e9t\u00e9 par Glenroy Gilbert<\/a>, Bruny Surin<\/a> et le champion olympique du 100 m, Donovan Bailey<\/a>. Rempla\u00e7ant le bless\u00e9 Carlton Chambers<\/a>, qui avait particip\u00e9 \u00e0 la ronde pr\u00e9liminaire et aux demi-finales, Esmie s\u2019est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 la finale du relais olympique avec les mots \u00ab Relay Blast Off<\/em> \u00bb (trad. lit. D\u00e9collage du relais) ras\u00e9s sur sa t\u00eate dans le but de d\u00e9tendre ses co\u00e9quipiers et de faire taire la foule partisane. Il portait aussi t-shirt sur lequel \u00e9tait \u00e9crit \u00ab Relax. You\u2019ve been erased \u00bb (trad. lit. D\u00e9tendez-vous. On vous a effac\u00e9s) dans l\u2019espoir de d\u00e9stabiliser le premier coureur am\u00e9ricain, Jon Drummond, ce qu\u2019il a r\u00e9ussi quand il l\u2019a surpris en train de lire son t-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bien qu\u2019il ait \u00e9t\u00e9 impliqu\u00e9 dans un accident de la route mineur alors qu\u2019il se rendait au stade et que la finale du relais ait \u00e9t\u00e9 retard\u00e9e en raison d\u2019une disqualification, Esmie a couru la course de sa vie. Il a pris une avance consid\u00e9rable dans les 60 premiers m\u00e8tres et a r\u00e9ussi un \u00e9change du t\u00e9moin parfait avec Gilbert, qui a lui aussi r\u00e9ussi une excellente course. Apr\u00e8s que Bailey ait franchi la ligne d’arriv\u00e9e, Esmie a retrouv\u00e9 Chambers dans le stade afin que toute l’\u00e9quipe puisse c\u00e9l\u00e9brer ensemble. Il a r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 le t\u00e9moin que Bailey avait jet\u00e9 au sol en guise de c\u00e9l\u00e9bration. Depuis que l’\u00e9preuve a \u00e9t\u00e9 ajout\u00e9e au programme olympique en 1912, aucune \u00e9quipe n’avait battu les \u00c9tats-Unis dans une finale olympique \u00e0 laquelle les Am\u00e9ricains participaient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esmie \u00e9tait un membre r\u00e9gulier du programme canadien de relais 4×100 m qui a domin\u00e9 les ann\u00e9es 1990. Il a remport\u00e9 des m\u00e9dailles d’or aux Jeux du Commonwealth de 1994, aux Championnats du monde de 1995 et de 1997, ainsi que le bronze aux Championnats du monde de 1993. Sur le plan individuel, Esmie a remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille de bronze au 60 m des Championnats du monde en salle de 1995 et a atteint la demi-finale du 100 m aux Championnats du monde de 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e9 en Jama\u00efque, Esmie a immigr\u00e9 \u00e0 Sudbury, en Ontario, \u00e0 l’\u00e2ge de 11 ans et a \u00e9tudi\u00e9 \u00e0 l’\u00e9cole secondaire Lasalle. En 10e<\/sup> ann\u00e9e, il est devenu l’un des plus jeunes athl\u00e8tes de tous les temps \u00e0 signer un contrat avec Nike. Sa m\u00e8re, Mavis, souhaitait qu\u2019il devienne m\u00e9decin, ce qu\u2019il a affirm\u00e9 qu\u2019il ferait si ses r\u00eaves olympiques ne se concr\u00e9tisaient pas. Apr\u00e8s avoir pass\u00e9 22 ans \u00e0 Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, Esmie est rentr\u00e9 \u00e0 Sudbury avec sa femme et ses enfants pour s’occuper de sa m\u00e8re malade. Esmie est demeur\u00e9 impliqu\u00e9 dans le sport et dans l\u2019entra\u00eenement des \u00e9preuves de piste de haut niveau et de vitesse afin d\u2019aider les athl\u00e8tes de toutes les disciplines \u00e0 atteindre leurs objectifs en mati\u00e8re de conditionnement physique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En tant que membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe masculine de relais, Esmie a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9e au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 2004 et au Panth\u00e9on des sports canadiens en 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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