Cameron Levins (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian

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. He won the bronze medal in the

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at the

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. Levins had the best-Canadian finish ever of fourth in the

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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 A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

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

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Career

Cam Levins comes from Black Creek and Courtenay,

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. 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

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award as the top collegiate track and field athlete, becoming the first Canadian to do so. He qualified for the

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in the

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and 10,000 meters events at the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials in

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, 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. He finished 14th in the 10,000 meters at the

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. Levins was the Men's 2012 Bowerman Award winner, 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. In the

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, 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. On October 21, 2018, making his

debut, Levins broke Jerome Drayton's 43-year-old Canadian men's record for the marathon, finishing fourth in the 29th annual

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in 2:09:25, a 44-second improvement on the previous national record. He represented Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, placing 72nd in the Olympic marathon in a time of 2:28:43. Levins finished fourth in the

at the

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held in

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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. On February 12, 2023, he broke Ben Flanagan's 2022 Canadian record in the

with a time of 60:18 at the First Half in

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, becoming the first Canadian to break the 61-minute barrier in the event (Flanagan's record was 61:00). 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

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. He ran a time of 2:05:36, taking two seconds off the previous area best. Levins would make his

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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

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Competition record

Career highlights

* Two-time NCAA Champion: ** 2012: 5000m, 10,000m * 14-time

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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: *

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(indoor) – 4:55.35 (

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2014) *

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– 28:11 (

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2024) (jointly held with Ben Flanagan) *

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– 1:00:18 (

2023) *

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– 2:05:36 (

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2023) North American record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levins, Cameron 1989 births Living people Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male marathon runners Olympic male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Canadian Track and Field Championships winners Sportspeople from Campbell River, British Columbia NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's track and field athletes 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics

Career

Competition record

Career highlights

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