Kevin Sullivan

Biography

Getting to know…

  • As a junior, he was ranked No. 1 in the world for the mile in 1994 with his 3:59.29 and ranked 2nd over 1,500 metres in 1993 (3:39.43)
  • First international competition was the 1990 World Junior Cross Country Championships, in Aix-les-Bains, France
  • Married former Canadian national team 3000-metre steeplechaser, Karen Harvey, in 1998
  • Has been on the cover of USA’s Track and Field News Magazine twice (July 1995, May 1998)

Olympic Highlights

Games Sport Event Finish
2000 Sydney Athletics1,500m - Men5
2004 Athens Athletics1,500m - Men19
2008 Beijing Athletics1,500m - Men19
2008 Beijing Athletics5,000m - Men34

Notable International Results

  • One of the best 1500m/mile runners that Canada has ever produced
  • Three-time Olympian finishing 5th in 2000 in the 1,500 metres
  • Silver medallist at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, B.C.
  • Reached the final of the 1995 World Championships