Cameron Levins
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| Birth name | Cameron Levins | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||
| Born |
28 March 1989 Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Track, Long-distance running | ||||||||||||
| University team | Southern Utah | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
1500 meters: 3:36.88[1] Indoor mile: 3:54.74[1] Indoor 2-mile: 8:14.69[1] 5000 meters: 13:15.19[1] 10,000 meters: 27:07.51[1] | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 18 March 2015. | |||||||||||||
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Cameron Levins (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian long-distance runner from Campbell River, British Columbia. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 10,000 m. Levins also competed in the 2012 London Olympics.
Career
In 2012, Levins qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 10,000 metre and 5,000 metre events at the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials in track and field in Calgary, Alberta, where he was first in the 5000. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Levins finished 11th in the 10,000 meter run in a time of 27:40.68[2] and 14th in the 5,000 meter in a time of 13:51.87 despite catching the flu just before the finals.[3] Levins finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 World Athletics Championship in Moscow, Russia.[4]
Levins was the men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner[5] - the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in athletics. Levins was the first Canadian winner of the award.[6]
In Glasgow, he led down the final stretch with a "spectacular kick," but finished third in 27:56.23 less than a 10th of a second behind winner Moses Kipsiro.[7]
Career highlights
2015 IAAF World Championships
- 10,000 meters
2014 Commonwealth Games
- 10,000 meters — Bronze Medal
2013 IAAF World Championships
- 10,000 meters
2-time NCAA Champion:
- 2012: 10000m, 5000m
14-time Summit League Champion:
- 2008-09: 1500m
- 2009-10: XC, mile(indoor), 3000m(indoor)
- 2010-11: 1500m, 5000m
- 2011-12: XC, 800m(indoor), mile(indoor), 3000m(indoor), 5000m(indoor), 1500m, 5000m, 10000m
3-time Canadian XC Champion:
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
Canadian Record Holder for 2 mile 8:14.69 and 10k 27:07.51 [8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 All-Athletics. "Profile of Cameron Levins".
- ↑ Levins finishes 11th in Olympic 10,000m
- ↑ Levins finishes 14th in Olympic 5,000m despite flu
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/10000-metres/final/result
- ↑ http://www.ustfccca.org/2012/12/featured/cam-levins-kimberlyn-duncan-are-2012-recipients-of-the-bowerman
- ↑ Cameron Levins wins Bowerman Award
- ↑ Ewing, Lori (August 2, 2014). "Levins an 'also-ran' no more". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press.
- ↑ http://branchsportstech.com/2013_Meets/indoor/02-16-millrose/Results39-1.htm
External links
- Cameron Levins profile at IAAF
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Preceded by Ngoni Makusha |
The Bowerman (men's winner) 2012 |
Succeeded by Derek Drouin |