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'''Cameron Levins''' (born March 28, 1989 in [[Campbell River, British Columbia]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[long-distance runner]] from [[Black Creek, British Columbia|Black Creek]] and [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>[http://runningmagazine.ca/will-cam-levins-become-canadas-greatest-distance-runner/ Cam Levins » Canada’s Greatest Distance Runner? | Canadian Running Magazine]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Levins |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/cameron-levins/ |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}}</ref> He won the bronze medal at the [[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]] in the 10,000 m. Levins also competed in the [[2012 London Olympics]] and the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. He had |
'''Cameron Levins''' (born March 28, 1989 in [[Campbell River, British Columbia]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[long-distance runner]] from [[Black Creek, British Columbia|Black Creek]] and [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>[http://runningmagazine.ca/will-cam-levins-become-canadas-greatest-distance-runner/ Cam Levins » Canada’s Greatest Distance Runner? | Canadian Running Magazine]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Levins |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/cameron-levins/ |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}}</ref> He won the bronze medal at the [[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]] in the 10,000 m. Levins also competed in the [[2012 London Olympics]] and the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. He had the best-Canadian finish ever of, fourth in the [[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's marathon|2022 world track and field championships men's marathon]], setting a new [[List of Canadian records in athletics|Canadian men's record]] time.<ref name="cbc2022"/> |
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Levins was the Men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cam Levins, Kimberlyn Duncan are 2012 Recipients of The Bowerman ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes |url=http://www.ustfccca.org/2012/12/featured/cam-levins-kimberlyn-duncan-are-2012-recipients-of-the-bowerman |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=The Bowerman}}</ref> which is the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in track & field. Levins was the first Canadian recipient of the award.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/Levins+wins+Bowerman+Award+NCAA+runner/7731209/story.html Cameron Levins wins Bowerman Award]</ref> |
Levins was the Men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cam Levins, Kimberlyn Duncan are 2012 Recipients of The Bowerman ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes |url=http://www.ustfccca.org/2012/12/featured/cam-levins-kimberlyn-duncan-are-2012-recipients-of-the-bowerman |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=The Bowerman}}</ref> which is the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in track & field. Levins was the first Canadian recipient of the award.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/Levins+wins+Bowerman+Award+NCAA+runner/7731209/story.html Cameron Levins wins Bowerman Award]</ref> |
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In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he led down the final stretch with a "spectacular kick |
In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he led down the final stretch with a "spectacular kick" but finished third in 27:56.23, less than one-tenth of a second behind winner [[Moses Kipsiro]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ewing |first1=Lori |title=Levins an 'also-ran' no more |work=The Globe and Mail |agency=The Canadian Press |date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> |
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On October 21, 2018, making his [[marathon]] debut, Levins broke [[Jerome Drayton]]'s 43-year-old [[List of Canadian records in athletics|Canadian men's record]] for the marathon, finishing fourth in the 29th annual [[Toronto Waterfront Marathon]] in 2:09:25, a 44-second improvement on the previous national record.<ref name="cbc2018">{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Doug |title=Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men's record in marathon debut |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/cam-levins-toronto-marathon-debut-1.4872063 |accessdate=22 October 2018 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sportstats - Race Results |url=https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=94600&bib=null |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=www.sportstats.ca |language=en}}</ref> |
On October 21, 2018, making his [[marathon]] debut, Levins broke [[Jerome Drayton]]'s 43-year-old [[List of Canadian records in athletics|Canadian men's record]] for the marathon, finishing fourth in the 29th annual [[Toronto Waterfront Marathon]] in 2:09:25, a 44-second improvement on the previous national record.<ref name="cbc2018">{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Doug |title=Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men's record in marathon debut |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/cam-levins-toronto-marathon-debut-1.4872063 |accessdate=22 October 2018 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sportstats - Race Results |url=https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=94600&bib=null |access-date=2021-08-04 |website=www.sportstats.ca |language=en}}</ref> |
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Birth name | Cameron Levins | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | March 28, 1989||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track, Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
University team | Southern Utah Thunderbirds | ||||||||||||||
Partner | Hoka One One | ||||||||||||||
Former partner | Nike | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jim Finlayson, Eric Houle | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal bests | 800 meters: 1:49.73[1][2] 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] Marathon: 2:07:09[3] NR | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 June 2022 |
Cameron Levins (born March 28, 1989 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian long-distance runner from Black Creek and Courtenay, British Columbia.[4][5] He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 10,000 m. Levins also competed in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He had the best-Canadian finish ever of, fourth in the 2022 world track and field championships men's marathon, setting a new Canadian men's record time.[6]
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 Calgary, Alberta, where he took first place in the 5000 metre event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Levins finished 11th in the 10,000 meter run in a time of 27:40.68[7] and 14th in the 5,000 meter in a time of 13:51.87, despite catching the flu just before the finals.[8] Levins finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 World Athletics Championship in Moscow, Russia.[9]
Levins was the Men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner,[10] which is the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in track & field. Levins was the first Canadian recipient of the award.[11]
In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he led down the final stretch with a "spectacular kick" but finished third in 27:56.23, less than one-tenth of a second behind winner Moses Kipsiro.[12]
On October 21, 2018, making his marathon debut, Levins broke Jerome Drayton's 43-year-old Canadian men's record for the marathon, finishing fourth in the 29th annual Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:09:25, a 44-second improvement on the previous national record.[13][14]
He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[15] Levins placed 72nd in the Tokyo Olympic Marathon in 2:28:43.
Levins finished fourth in the marathon at the 2022 world track and field championships, in a new Canadian men's record time of 2:07:09, taking two minutes off his previous national record set in 2018; it was also the best Canadian finish ever in the event.[6]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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Representing Canada | ||||||
2018 | Houston Half Marathon | Houston, Texas | 37th | Half Marathon | 1:05:00 | |
2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia, Spain | 30th | 1:02:15 | SB | ||
Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3rd | 1:03:09 | |||
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Canada | 4th | Marathon | 2:09:25 | NR | |
2019 | United Airlines NYC Half Marathon | New York, New York | 18th | Half Marathon | 1:05:10 | |
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Canada | 12th | Marathon | 2:15:01 | SB | |
2020 | Virgin Money London Marathon | London | DNF | Marathon | DNF | |
The Marathon Project | Chandler, Arizona | 15th | Marathon | 2:12:15 | SB | |
2021 | S7 Marathon | Fürstenfeld, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:14 | SB |
Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 72nd | Marathon | 2:28:43 | ||
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:07:09 | NR |
Career highlights
2022 World Athletics Championships
- Marathon
- Marathon
- 10,000 metres
- 10,000 metres — Bronze Medal
- 10,000 metres
2-time NCAA Champion:[16][17]
- 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
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f All-Athletics. "Profile of Cameron Levins".
- ^ TFRRS. "2016 BYU Cougar Invitational".
- ^ a b "Men's Marathon Results: World Athletics Championships 2022 | Watch Athletics".
- ^ Cam Levins » Canada’s Greatest Distance Runner? | Canadian Running Magazine
- ^ "Cameron Levins". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cam Levins shatters Canadian men's marathon record in 4th-place finish at worlds". CBC Sports. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Levins finishes 11th in Olympic 10,000m
- ^ Levins finishes 14th in Olympic 5,000m despite flu
- ^ "10,000 Metres men -14th IAAF World Championships". August 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Cam Levins, Kimberlyn Duncan are 2012 Recipients of The Bowerman ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes". The Bowerman. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Cameron Levins wins Bowerman Award
- ^ Ewing, Lori (August 2, 2014). "Levins an 'also-ran' no more". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press.
- ^ Harrison, Doug (October 21, 2018). "Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men's record in marathon debut". CBC Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Sportstats - Race Results". www.sportstats.ca. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams". Canadian Running Magazine. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Eric Houle - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "TFRRS | Cameron Levins – Track and Field Results & Statistics". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "106th Millrose Games -- Branch Sports Technology". branchsportstech.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Canadian male long-distance runners
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- People from Campbell River, British Columbia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Canadian male marathon runners
- Olympic male marathon runners