Kevin Sullivan (born March 20, 1974) is the men's head cross country and distance coach at
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
and former
middle-distance runner
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from
Canada
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. He was born in
Brantford
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,
Ontario
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.
Personal life
Sullivan studied civil engineering at the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
where he had 14 All-American honours and won 4
NCAA
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titles (one relay and 3 individual). Sulivan's father, Richard, is a machinist. He has two brothers, Darren and Colin. He played hockey and soccer while growing up in Brantford. He was married to former Canadian steeplechase record holder
Karen Harvey
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in 1998. They divorced in November 2014.
Athletic career
Sullivan competed in 1000 metre, 1500 metre, and mile events and represented
Canada
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. 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). 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
Julianne Henner (born May 13, 1970) is an American former middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atl ...
. In the
2008 Summer Olympics, Sullivan reached the semi-finals of the 1500 metre but failed to qualify for the final.
Sullivan was also a torchbearer for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May Doan Nancy GreeneWayne Gr ...
, carrying the torch into
Brantford
Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independ ...
.
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
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Uni ...
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
Coach
Sullivan is the men's distance & cross country head coach at
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
. In his first year, the Michigan Wolverines qualified for the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships under his leadership. 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.
Kevin also coached at
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Uni ...
.
See also
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Canadian records in track and field
The following is a list of national outdoor and indoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation, Athletics Canada.
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = En route to a longer distance
A = Affected by altitude
...
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Canadian male middle-distance runners
Canadian male steeplechase runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canadian people of Irish descent
Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes
Michigan Wolverines track and field coaches
Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Michigan Wolverines cross country coaches
Sportspeople from Brantford
Track and field athletes from Ontario
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Florida State Seminoles cross country coaches
Florida State Seminoles track and field coaches
Illinois Fighting Illini cross country coaches
Illinois Fighting Illini track and field coaches
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games