Sudbury's Robert "Blastoff" Esmie — along with Glenroy Gilbert, Bruni Surin and Donovan Bailey — won gold in the men's relay at the Olympics 1996, setting a new Canadian record in the process.

Summer Olympics medalist Robert Esmie wants to blast off for Canada again, only this time the sprinter will use his training on a provincial caravan that promotes the Vancouver-Whistler bid for ...

Robert Esmie was, quite literally, the beginning of something incredible. When the starter’s pistol sounded, he burst out of the blocks and shot down the track at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic ...

TORONTO — Linking oneself to Ben Johnson is a dangerous thing in the world of Canadian track and field but Robert Esmie has no problem showing the disgraced sprinter some love. Esmie gave ...

Bailey's double gold on the track in Atlanta, winning the 100-metres in a world-record 9.84 seconds and teaming with Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert and Bruny Surin to win the 4 x 100 relay in a ...

Summer Olympics medalist Robert Esmie wants to blast off for Canada again, only this time the sprinter will combine his training with a caravan travelling throughout British Columbia to promote ...

Donovan Bailey outran everything in 1996, including the role in the simple narrative Canada had written for him. Bailey's double gold on the track in Atlanta, winning the 100-metres in a world-record ...