Nigel Levine
Nigel Levine (born 30 April 1989[2]) is a British sprint track and field 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.
Nigel Levine at the 2013 European Indoor Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Rushden, Northamptonshire | 30 April 1989
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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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) |
Medal record
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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. On 20 November 2018, Levine was given a four-year ban for breaking anti-doping rules.[3]
Accident
On 17 January 2017, Levine was injured in a road accident alongside fellow sprinter James Ellington; the pair "were riding a motorbike when they were struck head on by a car travelling on the wrong side of the road". They were in Tenerife, Spain, undertaking warm-weather training with a group of British sprinters. Both athletes were admitted to hospital and were described on 18 January as "conscious and stable".[4]
International competitions
References
- "Nigel Levine". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- Sports-Reference profile
- "Nigel Levine: European indoor gold medallist banned for failing drugs test". BBC News. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- "James Ellington & Nigel Levine 'conscious and stable' after crash". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.