Kevin Sullivan

1500m
Personal Best: 3:35.19 (1997)
Born: March 20, 1974
Height: 180 cm / 5' 11"
Hometown: Brantford, ON
Weight: 69kg / 151 lbs
Residence: Brantford, ON / AnnArbor, MI
Club: Border City Track Club
Place of Birth: Brantford, ON
Occupation: Student Athlete
Coach: Ron Warhurst

CANADIAN RANKING

1997 - ranked 2nd in the 1500m (3:35.19)

COMPETITIVE HISTORY

1998
* 1st in the 3000m at Ann Arbor (7:51.65).
* Gold Medalist in the 1500m (3:47.69) and Silver Medalist in the 800m (1:48.55) at the Big Ten Championships.
* 4th at the Waikiki Mile (3:58.39).

1997
* Reached the semi-final (3:39.84) at the World Championships (1st round 3:37.42)
* 2nd at the Canadian Championships (3:46.54)
* Canadian record in a 1500m in Stuttgart, GER (3:35.19)
* 2nd at the GP ll In Linz, AUS (3:38.06)
* 2nd at the NCAA Championships at Bloomington, IL (3:46.73)

1996
* Named to Olympic Games Team but could not compete due to an Achilles tendon injury.

1995
* Established a New Canadian Record of 3:52.25* in the mile at the Zurich Grand Prix in August.
* Placed 5th at the 1995 World Outdoor Championships in Goteborg, Sweden in the 1500m with a time of 3:36.73.
* Placed 1st in the 1500m at the Canadian Championships with a time of 3:41.02.
* 1995 NCAA Outdoor 1500m champion (3:37.57) and NCAA Indoor Mile champion in 3:55.33, a new Canadian record, a season best.
* Gold medallist in the 1500m at the Palafrugell Costa-Brava Meet (3:39.49), 2nd in the 800m at the Innsbruck Invitational (1:48.82) and 4th in the 1500m at the Gateshead Games (3:40.75).

1994
* 1500m silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria with a time of 3:36.78.
* 1994 Canadian Championships - 1500m 1st place 3:39.07.
* NCAA bronze medallist in the 1500m (3:44.14).

1993
* Represented Canada at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, reaching the semi-final of the 1500m.
* Placed 13th at the World Cross Country Championships.
* Took 1st place in the Junior Men's division in the National Cross Country Championships.
* Canadian indoor and outdoor 1500m champion.
* Competed in the 1500m at the World Indoor Championships in Toronto - 14th (3:44.52)
* Gold medallist in the 800m and the 1500m at the Tokyo Invitational.
* 800m gold medallist and 4x400m bronze medallist at the Pan American Junior Championships.

1992
* 1500m bronze medallist at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Seoul.
* National junior champion in both the 1500m and the 800m and Canadian senior champion in the 1500m.
* Represented Canada at the World Cross Country Championships.

PERSONAL NOTES

* Currently on scholarship at the University of Michigan.
* Enjoys a number of sports, particularly golf, hockey, and soccer.
* Has a tattoo of the Michigan "M" and the Canadian Flag.
* He will be marrying middle distance runner Karen Harvey in August 1998.
* Had surgery on his Achilles in September 1996.
* Finding a penny on the day of a race brings him luck.
* Athletic career goals include winning an Olympic Gold Medal and setting a world record in the 1500m.