Cameron Levins

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Cam Levins

| birth_name = Cameron Levins

| image = Cam Levins 2013.jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| caption = Levins in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|03|28}}

| birth_place = Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin}}

| weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb+stlb}}

| employer = Asics (2023–)
before: Nike, Hoka One One

| country = Canada

| sport = Track and field

| event = Long-distance running

| universityteam = Southern Utah Thunderbirds

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| turnedpro =

| coach = Jim Finlayson, Eric Houle

| retired =

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| pb = {{ubl

|800 m: 1:49.73 (Provo 2016)

|1500 m: 3:36.88 (Los Angeles 2013)

|5000 m: 13:15.19 (Eugene 2013)

|10,000 m: 27:07.51 (Eugene 2015)

|Indoors

|Mile: 3:54.74{{AthAbbr|i}} (New York 2015)

|2000 m: 4:55.35{{AthAbbr|i}} NR (New York 2014)

|3000 m: 7:41.59{{AthAbbr|i}} (Boston 2014)

|Road

|10 km: 28:11 {{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}} (Paris 2024)

|Half marathon: 1:00:18 {{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}} (Vancouver 2023)

|Marathon: 2:05:36 {{AthAbbr|AR|North, Central American and Caribbean}} (Tokyo 2023)

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Cameron Levins (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian long-distance runner.{{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}} He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Levins had the best-Canadian finish ever of fourth in the marathon at the 2022 World Championships, setting a new Canadian record. He is the North American record holder for the marathon and the Canadian record holder for the half marathon.

Levins represented Canada at the 2012 London and 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

Cam Levins comes from Black Creek and Courtenay, British Columbia.[https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/will-cam-levins-become-canadas-greatest-distance-runner/ Will Cam Levins become Canada’s greatest distance runner? | Canadian Running Magazine]

In college, he competed for the Southern Utah Thunderbirds under coach Eric Houle. In 2012, he won the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the NCAA Championships. For his efforts, he also won the Bowerman award as the top collegiate track and field athlete, becoming the first Canadian to do so.

He qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events at the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials in Calgary, Alberta, where he took first place in the 5000 m. At the Games, Levins finished 14th in the 5000 m in a time of 13:51.87 and 11th in the 10,000 m with a time of 27:40.68, despite catching the flu just before the finals.[https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2012/08/04/london_2012_canadian_runner_cameron_levinss_stellar_performance_in_10000_metres_impresses_track_observers.html Levins finishes 11th in Olympic 10,000m][http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/54678718-77/levins-didn-race-olympics.html.csp Levins finishes 14th in Olympic 5,000m despite flu]

He finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2013 |title=10,000 Metres men -14th IAAF World Championships |url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/10000-metres/final/result |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521002242/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/10000-metres/final/result |archive-date=May 21, 2018}}

Levins was the Men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner,{{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}} which is the NCAA's annual award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in track & field. He was the first Canadian recipient of the award.[http://www.canada.com/Levins+wins+Bowerman+Award+NCAA+runner/7731209/story.html Cameron Levins wins Bowerman Award]

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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}{{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}}

He represented Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,{{Cite web |date=2021-06-04 |title=Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/athletics-canada-announces-olympic-marathon-teams/ |access-date=2021-06-27 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en-US}} placing 72nd in the Olympic marathon in a time of 2:28:43.

Levins finished fourth in the marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon 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.{{cite news |title=Cam Levins shatters Canadian men's marathon record in 4th-place finish at worlds |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/athletics-worlds-roundup-july-17-1.6523333 |access-date=18 July 2022 |publisher=CBC Sports |date=17 July 2022}}

On February 12, 2023, he broke Ben Flanagan's 2022 Canadian record in the half marathon with a time of 60:18 at the First Half in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to break the 61-minute barrier in the event (Flanagan's record was 61:00).{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Marley |date=February 12, 2023 |title=Cam Levins shatters Canadian half-marathon record at Vancouver's First Half |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/cam-levins-shatters-canadian-half-marathon-record-at-vancouvers-first-half/ |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en}}

On March 5, 2023, Levins improved his own Canadian marathon record by more than 90 seconds to break the North American record and finish fifth at the Tokyo Marathon. He ran a time of 2:05:36, taking two seconds off the previous area best.{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Marley |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Cam Levins annihilates Canadian record at 2023 Tokyo Marathon |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/cam-levins-annihilates-canadian-record-at-2023-tokyo-marathon/ |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en}}

Levins would make his New York City Marathon debut on November 5. He came through 5 km and 10 km with the lead group in 15:29 and 30:39 before being dropped from the lead group after 13 km. After running detached from the leaders for several kilometres, he would drop out of the race around 20 km.

On February 7, 2024, Levins, alongside fellow marathoner Malindi Elmore, received an early selection to represent Canada in the marathon at the 2024 Olympics.

Competition record

{{AchievementTable\|nation=CAN\|Event=yes\|Time=yes}}
2011 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Punta Umbría, Spain \|56th \|Senior race \|36:36 \|
rowspan=2\|2012 \|rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|London, United Kingdom \|14h \|5000 m \|13:51.87 \|
11th \|10,000 m \|27:40.68 \|
rowspan=2\|2013 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Bydgoszcz, Poland \|41st \|Senior race \|34:27 \|
World Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|14th \|10,000 m \|27:47.89 \|{{AthAbbr\|SB}}
rowspan=2\|2014 \|World Indoor Championships \|Sopot, Poland \|8th \|3000 m \|7:57.37 \|
2014 Commonwealth Games \|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|bgcolor=cc9900\|3rd \|10,000 m \|27:56.23 \|
rowspan=2\|2015 \|rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Beijing, China \|24th (h) \|5000 m \|13:48.72 \|
14th \|10,000 m \|28:15.19 \|
2016 \|World Indoor Championships \|Portland, OR, United States \|14th (h) \|3000 m \|7:54.81 \|
2018 \|World Half Marathon Championships \|Valencia, Spain \|30th \|Half marathon \|1:02:15 \|{{AthAbbr}}
2021 \|Olympic Games \|Sapporo, Japan \|71st \|Marathon \|2:28:43 \|
2022 \|World Championships \|Eugene, OR, United States \|4th \|Marathon \|2:07:09 \|{{AthAbbr}}
colspan="7"\|Road races
rowspan=3\|2018 \|Houston Half Marathon \|Houston, TX, United States \|37th \|Half marathon \|1:05:00
Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon \|Philadelphia, PA, United States \|bgcolor=cc9900\|3rd \|Half marathon \|1:03:09
Toronto Waterfront Marathon \|Toronto, Canada \|4th \|Marathon \|2:09:25 \|{{AthAbbr}}
rowspan=2\|2019 \|NYC Half Marathon \|New York, NY, United States \|18th \|Half marathon \|1:05:10
Toronto Waterfront Marathon \|Toronto, Canada \|12th \|Marathon \|2:15:01 \|SB
rowspan=2\|2020 \|London Marathon \|London, United Kingdom \|DNF \|Marathon \|{{AthAbbr\|DNF}}
The Marathon Project \|Chandler, AZ, United States \|15th \|Marathon \|2:12:15 \|
2021 \|S7 Marathon \|Fürstenfeld, Austria \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:10:14 \|SB
rowspan=2\|2022 \|Canadian Half Marathon Championships \|Winnipeg, Canada \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half Marathon \|1:03:23 \|
Valencia Half Marathon \|Valencia, Spain \|19th \|Half marathon \|1:01:04 \|
rowspan=6\|2023 \|First Half \|Vancouver, Canada \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half marathon \|1:00:18 \|NR
Tokyo Marathon \|Tokyo, Japan \|5th \|Marathon \|2:05:36 \| AR
Canadian 10K Championships \| Ottawa, Canada \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|10 km \|28:40
Canadian Half Marathon Championships \| Winnipeg, Canada \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half marathon \|1:01:42
Victoria Half Marathon \|Victoria, Canada \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Half marathon \|1:01:18
NYC Marathon \|New York, NY, United States	DNF \|Marathon \|DNF
2024 \|Asics Festival of Running \|Paris, France \|6th \|10 km \|28:11 \| NR{{AthAbbr}}

2011

|World Cross Country Championships

|Punta Umbría, Spain

|56th

|Senior race

|36:36

rowspan=2|2012

|rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|London, United Kingdom

|14h

|5000 m

|13:51.87

11th

|10,000 m

|27:40.68

rowspan=2|2013

|World Cross Country Championships

|Bydgoszcz, Poland

|41st

|Senior race

|34:27

World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|14th

|10,000 m

|27:47.89

|{{AthAbbr|SB}}

rowspan=2|2014

|World Indoor Championships

|Sopot, Poland

|8th

|3000 m

|7:57.37

2014 Commonwealth Games

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd

|10,000 m

|27:56.23

rowspan=2|2015

|rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Beijing, China

|24th (h)

|5000 m

|13:48.72

14th

|10,000 m

|28:15.19

2016

|World Indoor Championships

|Portland, OR, United States

|14th (h)

|3000 m

|7:54.81

2018

|World Half Marathon Championships

|Valencia, Spain

|30th

|Half marathon

|1:02:15

|{{AthAbbr}}

2021

|Olympic Games

|Sapporo, Japan

|71st

|Marathon

|2:28:43

2022

|World Championships

|Eugene, OR, United States

|4th

|Marathon

|2:07:09

|{{AthAbbr}}

colspan="7"|Road races

rowspan=3|2018

|Houston Half Marathon

|Houston, TX, United States

|37th

|Half marathon

|1:05:00

Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon

|Philadelphia, PA, United States

|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd

|Half marathon

|1:03:09

Toronto Waterfront Marathon

|Toronto, Canada

|4th

|Marathon

|2:09:25

|{{AthAbbr}}

rowspan=2|2019

|NYC Half Marathon

|New York, NY, United States

|18th

|Half marathon

|1:05:10

Toronto Waterfront Marathon

|Toronto, Canada

|12th

|Marathon

|2:15:01

|SB

rowspan=2|2020

|London Marathon

|London, United Kingdom

|DNF

|Marathon

|{{AthAbbr|DNF}}

The Marathon Project

|Chandler, AZ, United States

|15th

|Marathon

|2:12:15

2021

|S7 Marathon

|Fürstenfeld, Austria

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:10:14

|SB

rowspan=2|2022

|Canadian Half Marathon Championships

|Winnipeg, Canada

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Half Marathon

|1:03:23

Valencia Half Marathon

|Valencia, Spain

|19th

|Half marathon

|1:01:04

rowspan=6|2023

|First Half

|Vancouver, Canada

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Half marathon

|1:00:18

|NR

Tokyo Marathon

|Tokyo, Japan

|5th

|Marathon

|2:05:36

| AR

Canadian 10K Championships

| Ottawa, Canada

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|10 km

|28:40

Canadian Half Marathon Championships

| Winnipeg, Canada

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Half marathon

|1:01:42

Victoria Half Marathon

|Victoria, Canada

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Half marathon

|1:01:18

NYC Marathon

|New York, NY, United States

DNF

|Marathon

|DNF

2024

|Asics Festival of Running

|Paris, France

|6th

|10 km

|28:11

| NR{{AthAbbr}}

Career highlights

Two-time NCAA Champion:{{Cite web |title=Eric Houle - Head Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://suutbirds.com/staff-directory/eric-houle/1 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Southern Utah University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=TFRRS {{!}} Cameron Levins – Track and Field Results & Statistics |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/129446/Southern_Utah/Cameron_Levins |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.tfrrs.org}}
2012: 5000m, 10,000m
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, 10,000m
11-time Canadian Champion
XC: 2010, 2011, 2012
5000m: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
5 km: 2017
Half marathon: 2022, 2023
Marathon: 2018

Canadian record holder for:

2000 metres (indoor) – 4:55.35 (New York City 2014) {{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}}
10 km – 28:11 (Paris 2024) {{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}} (jointly held with Ben Flanagan)
Half marathon – 1:00:18 (Vancouver 2023) {{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}}
Marathon – 2:05:36 (Tokyo 2023) North American record

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{Athletics Canada}}
{{Team Canada}}
{{Olympics.com}}
{{Olympedia}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/cameron-levins_1974176 Cameron Levins] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{2015 Pan American Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n10182267-levins-cameron}}
{{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/1035885/c_levins}}

{{succession box|title=The Bowerman (men's winner)|before={{flagicon|ZIM}} Ngoni Makusha|after={{flagicon|CAN}} Derek Drouin |years=2012}}

Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian male long-distance runners

Category:Canadian male marathon runners

Category:Olympic male marathon runners

Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games