Bryan Levell

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Bryan Levell
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.82 (Eisenstadt, 2025)
200m: 19.69 (Budapest, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
World Relays
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Guangzhou mixed 4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Nairobi 4×100m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cali 4×100m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston 200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston 4x100m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston 4x400m relay

Bryan Levell (born 23 December 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter. He became Jamaican champion over 200 metres in 2024. [1]

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Early life

He attended Edwin Allen High in Frankfield, Jamaica. [2] [3]

Career

He was a silver medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. [4]

He finished sixth in the 200 metres final at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [5] He was a silver medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the championships. [6]

Despite missing part of 2023 with injury, [7] he turned professional in 2023 to be coached by Shanikie Osbourne in Kingston, Jamaica. [8]

He ran as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [9] [10]

Competing at the Jamaican national championships in June 2024, he won the 200 metres title, running a personal best time of 19.97 seconds. [11] At the championships, he also lowered his personal best to 10.07 seconds for the 100 metres in the first qualifying heat. [12] In the semi-final, he broke the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98 seconds. In the final, he finished in fourth place in a time of 10.04 seconds [13] [14] He competed in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals. [15] [16]

On 24 April 2025, he was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. [17] He was a silver medalist the inaugural Mixed 4 x 100 metres in China, running the final alongside Krystal Sloley, Javari Thomas, and Serena Cole. [18] [19] That month, he was named as a challenger for the short sprints category at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia, finishing second in the 100 metres with a time of 10.02 seconds. [20] [21] He ran a wind-assisted 200 metres in 19.79 seconds (+2.5 m/s) on 7 June 2025, to win the Racers Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, in Kingston, Jamaica. [22] He ran a personal best 9.94 seconds for the 100 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025, however in the final appeared to pull-up with a leg issue and placed eighth. [23] [24] He returned the following day to win the national 200 metres title in a time of 20.10 seconds. [25] The next month, he lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 9.82 seconds whilst competing in Austria. [26] He was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [27]

References

  1. "Bryan Levell". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. Swaby, Alrick (1 February 2024). "Levell Talks Transition from High School to Senior Competition". nationwideradiojm.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. "No final-year pressure for Levell". Jamaica Gleamer. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. "World U-20 Champs: Silver for Jamaica in men's 4x100m". Jamaica Observer. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. "World U-20 - Levell places sixth in men's 200m". Jamaica Gleaner. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. Foster, Anthony (3 May 2023). "Bryan Levell's Road to Recovery: Working His Way Back to Top Speed". Track Alerts. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  8. Bailey, Robert (20 September 2023). "Bryan Levell, Delano Kennedy go pro, join Shanikie Osbourne's coaching team". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. "Tough weekend for inexperienced Jamaican squad at World Relays". Jamaica Gleaner. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  11. Levy, Leighton (30 June 2024). "Shericka Jackson and Bryan Levell crowned 200m champions at Jamaica National Championships". Sportsmax. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. "Kishane Thompson impresses with 9.82sec opening round win at Olympic Trials, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson also sparkle". Caribbeannationalweekly. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  13. "Epic showdown expected in men's 100m final". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. "Jamaican Chanpionships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. "Men's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. Levy, Leighton (7 July 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  17. Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  18. "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  19. "Canada claims inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  20. Chavez, Chris (23 May 2025). "Grand Slam Track Announces Full Athletes Field For Philadelphia: Full Racers, Challengers Competing". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  21. Collett, Jasmine (2 June 2025). "MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN RUNS HISTORIC 100M AT GRAND SLAM TRACK". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  22. "Thompson and Broadbell shine at Racers Grand Prix". World Athletics. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  23. "National Trials 2025: Kishane Thompson on course to retain 100m title". Jamaica Observer. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  24. Cowan, Sherdon (27 June 2025). "Kishane Thompson blazes to another national title with stunning stadium record-equalling 9.75s". SportsMax. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  25. Levy, Leighton (29 June 2025). "Levell blazes to 200m title defence as Moore claims first crown at National Champs". SportsMax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  26. Bryan, Omar (24 July 2025). "Bryan Levell Runs 9.82, Reviving Memories of 2012 and Fueling World Record Buzz". Track Alerts. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  27. "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.