Nigel Levine

Nigel Levine

Nigel Levine at the 2013 European Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country  United Kingdom
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres
4 × 400m Relay
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

400 metres 45.11 (Oslo 2012) 100 metres 10.38 (Mesa, AZ 2012)

200 metres 20.93i Birmingham 2012)

Nigel Levine (born 30 April 1989[2]) is a British sprint athlete. As well as an impressive sprint talent, Levine made a big impact in his first ever season over 400m in 2007 recording 46.31 and in 2009 reduced that to 45.78. In 2010 he was part of the bronze medal GB 4 × 400 m team at the world indoor championships in Doha and in 2011 he took the coveted European U23 crown as well as being part of the GB 4 × 400 m relay squad.

In 2013 he won an individual silver medal 2013 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg in the 400 metres, as well as helping the relay team to a gold medal. Also he is the fastest man ever to come out of Rushden.

Achievements

Representing  Great Britain
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.21
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th (sf) 400m 47.14
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.82
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.04
European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd 400m 45.78
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.18
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.52
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th (sf) 400 m 47.17
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.46
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 400m 46.10
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.53
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.16
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th (sf) 400m 46.46
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.72
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.56
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 400m 46.21
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.78
European Team Championships Gateshead, UK 2nd 400m 45.88

References


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