Cameron Levins

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Cam Levins
Cam Levins 2013.jpg
Levins in 2013
Personal information
Birth nameCameron Levins
NationalityCanadian
Born (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 32)
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTrack, Long-distance running
University teamSouthern Utah
PartnerHoka One One
Former partner(s)Nike
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)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: 2:09:25 NR[3]
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 10,000 m
Updated on 27 June 2021.

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.

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[6] and 14th in the 5,000 meter in a time of 13:51.87, despite catching the flu just before the finals.[7] Levins finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 World Athletics Championship in Moscow, Russia.[8]

Levins was the Men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner,[9] which is the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in athletics. Levins was the first Canadian recipient of the award.[10]

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.[11]

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.[3][12]

He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13] Levins placed 72nd in the Tokyo Olympic Marathon in 2:28:43.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
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

Career highlights[]

2015 IAAF World Championships

  • 10,000 meters

2014 Commonwealth Games

  • 10,000 meters — Bronze Medal

2013 IAAF World Championships

  • 10,000 meters

2012 London Olympics

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[14]
  • marathon - 2:09:25[3]

See also[]

  • Canadian records in track and field

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f All-Athletics. "Profile of Cameron Levins".
  2. ^ TFRRS. "2016 BYU Cougar Invitational".
  3. ^ a b c Harrison, Doug (21 October 2018). "Cam Levins obliterates Canadian men's record in marathon debut". CBC Sports. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ Cam Levins » Canada’s Greatest Distance Runner? | Canadian Running Magazine
  5. ^ "Cameron Levins". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. ^ Levins finishes 11th in Olympic 10,000m
  7. ^ Levins finishes 14th in Olympic 5,000m despite flu
  8. ^ "10,000 Metres men -14th IAAF World Championships". August 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "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 2021-08-04.
  10. ^ Cameron Levins wins Bowerman Award
  11. ^ Ewing, Lori (August 2, 2014). "Levins an 'also-ran' no more". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press.
  12. ^ "Sportstats - Race Results". www.sportstats.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  13. ^ "Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams". Canadian Running Magazine. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  14. ^ "106th Millrose Games -- Branch Sports Technology". branchsportstech.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

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Awards
Preceded by The Bowerman (men's winner)
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