Kevin Sullivan (runner)

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Kevin Sullivan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|20}}

| birth_place = Brantford, Ontario

| alma_mater = University of Michigan

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 147

| country = Canada

| sport = Track and field

| event = 1500 m, Mile

| universityteam = Michigan Wolverines

| coaching = Michigan Wolverines

| pb = {{ubl

|1500 m: 3:31.71 NR

|Mile: 3:50.26 NR

}}

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Track and field}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

}}

Kevin Sullivan (born March 20, 1974) is a retired Canadian middle-distance runner who holds the Canadian records in the 1500 m and the mile.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/kevin-sullivan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/kevin-sullivan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Kevin Sullivan|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|access-date=2 June 2011}} Since 2014, he has served as the head coach of the track and field and cross country teams at his alma mater, the University of Michigan{{cite web |title=Official Men's Track Roster - Michigan Men's Track |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-track/mtt/mich-m-track-mtt.html |access-date=2016-08-20 |website=MGoBlue.com}}

Personal life

Sullivan studied civil engineering at the University of Michigan where he had 14 All-American honours and won 4 NCAA titles (one relay and 3 individual).{{cite web |author=Adam Oestreich |url=http://www.flotrack.org/speaker/59-Kevin-Sullivan |title=Kevin Sullivan |website=FloTrack.org |access-date=2016-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014040/http://www.flotrack.org/speaker/59-Kevin-Sullivan |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }} Sulivan's father, Richard, is a machinist. He has two brothers, Darren and Colin. He played hockey and soccer while growing up in Brantford. Kevin is Married to Ilora Cipolat a former track and field Coach at West Virginia University. Kevin and Ilora are the parents of Cian Sullivan. The couple reside live in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Athletics career

Sullivan competed in 1000 metres, 1500 metres, and mile events and represented Canada. His personal best times are 3:31.71 for the 1500 (set in June 2000) and 3:50.36 for the mile. He is the former Canadian record-holder for the indoor 3000 m, 7:40.17 (set February 9, 2007).{{cite web|url=http://www.athletics.ca/profile_new.asp?pID=4646 |title=Profiles - Kevin Sullivan |access-date=2 June 2011 |publisher=Athletics Canada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928053021/http://www.athletics.ca/profile_new.asp?pID=4646 |archive-date=28 September 2011 }} His best Olympic showing is a fifth-place finish at Sydney. In 2005, he left his longtime Michigan coach, Ron Warhurst, to train under the coaching of Juli Henner. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Sullivan reached the semi-finals of the 1500 metres but failed to qualify for the final. Sullivan was also a torchbearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics, carrying the torch into Brantford.

Sullivan was an assistant coach at Michigan in the early 2000s. He was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a coach at Florida State University.

Sullivan has been named one of the greatest Canadian distance runners of all time, concerning his placings in international competition, having competed at 3 Olympic Games, 22 World Championships (outdoors, indoors, and cross country), and still holding 4 Canadian track and field records including 3 outdoor and 1 indoor.

=Personal bests=

class="wikitable"
Event ! Best ! Location ! Date
800 metres \| 1:47.06 \| Baton Rouge, LA, United States \| 1 January 1995
1000 metres \| 2:17.59 \| Athens, Greece \| 28 June 2000
1500 metres \| 3:31.71 \| Rome, Italy \| 30 June 2000
Mile \| 3:50.26 \| Oslo, Norway \| 28 July 2000
2000 metres \| 5:04.35 \| Gateshead, England \| 19 July 1998
3000 metres \| 7:41.61 \| Stockholm, Sweden \| 22 July 2008
5000 metres \| 13:19.27 \| Walnut, CA, United States \| 13 April 2007

class="wikitable"

Event

! Best

! Location

! Date

800 metres

| 1:47.06

| Baton Rouge, LA, United States

| 1 January 1995

1000 metres

| 2:17.59

| Athens, Greece

| 28 June 2000

1500 metres

| 3:31.71

| Rome, Italy

| 30 June 2000

Mile

| 3:50.26

| Oslo, Norway

| 28 July 2000

2000 metres

| 5:04.35

| Gateshead, England

| 19 July 1998

3000 metres

| 7:41.61

| Stockholm, Sweden

| 22 July 2008

5000 metres

| 13:19.27

| Walnut, CA, United States

| 13 April 2007

{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/kevin-sullivan-2794#personal-bests |title=Kevin Sullivan | Profile |website=Iaaf.org |access-date=2016-08-20}}

Coaching career

Sullivan is the men's distance & cross country head coach at University of Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-xc/spec-rel/071714aad.html |title=Former Wolverine Sullivan Named Next Michigan Head Coach - Michigan Men's Cross Country |website=MGoBlue.com |access-date=2016-08-20}} In his first year, the Michigan Wolverines qualified for the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships under his leadership.{{cite web |last=Shryack |first=Lincoln |url=http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251721-D1-NCAA-XC-Championships-2014/video/753938-Kevin-Sullivans-first-year-at-Michigan-a-success |title=Kevin Sullivan's first year at Michigan a success |website=FloTrack.org |date=2014-11-22 |access-date=2016-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709104702/http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251721-D1-NCAA-XC-Championships-2014/video/753938-Kevin-Sullivans-first-year-at-Michigan-a-success |archive-date=2015-07-09 |url-status=dead }} Kevin took this position in 2014, after years of successful coaching at Florida State University where he assisted his wife coaching the women's distance team.{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-sullivan/13/646/104 |title=Kevin Sullivan | LinkedIn |website=www.linkedin.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150430025111/https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-sullivan/13/646/104 |archive-date=30 April 2015 |url-status=dead}} Kevin also coached at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.