Nigel Levine (born 30 April 1989) is a retired British sprint track and field athlete. Levine made a significant impact in his first 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 also won the 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.
On 20 November 2018, Levine was given a four-year ban for breaking anti-doping rules after testing positive for banned asthma drug clenbuterol.
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".
International competitions
References
External links
- Nigel Levine at World Athletics
