Birth name Cameron Levins Name Cameron Levins University team Southern Utah Weight 65 kg | Country Canada Height 1.78 m Nationality Canadian Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 28 March 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-03-28 ) Black Creek, British Columbia, Canada Sport Track, Long-distance running Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:36.88
Indoor mile: 3:54.74
Indoor 2-mile: 8:14.69
5000 meters: 13:15.19
10,000 meters: 27:07.51 People also search for Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, Josphat Bett Kipkoech, Gary Reed, Tyler Christopher | ||
Education Southern Utah University | ||
2012 nacac cross country senior men s 8k winner cameron levins canada
Cameron Levins (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian long-distance runner from Black Creek and Courtenay, 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.
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- 2012 nacac cross country senior men s 8k winner cameron levins canada
- Cameron levins track race footage
- Career
- Career highlights
- References
Cameron levins track race footage
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 and 14th in the 5,000 meter in a time of 13:51.87 despite catching the flu just before the finals. Levins finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 World Athletics Championship in Moscow, Russia.
Levins was the men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner - the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in athletics. Levins was the first Canadian winner of the award.
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.
Career highlights
2015 IAAF World Championships
2014 Commonwealth Games
2013 IAAF World Championships
2012 London Olympics
2-time NCAA Champion:
14-time Summit League Champion:
3-time Canadian XC Champion:
Canadian Record Holder for 2 mile 8:14.69