Levi
Leipheimer
Olympian 2004, 2008
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Athlete Bio#
Age
51
NAME: Levi Leipheimer
SPORT: Cycling
EVENT: Road
BIRTHDATE: 1973
BIRTHPLACE: Butte, Mo.
HOMETOWN: Santa Rosa, Calif.
SCHOOL: University of Utah
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: 2004, 2008
OLYMPIC MEDALS: 2008 (bronze)
SOCIAL SITES: Facebook / www.levileipheimer.com
PERSONAL NOTES: Levi Leipheimer became the fourth American ever to finish on the final podium at the Tour de France.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Levi and his wife, Odessa Gunn, founded Freedom Hill, a charitable organization that promotes animal welfare, and are staunch advocates of similar animal rights initiatives such as A Leg Up, Sonoma County's Forgotten Felines and Best Friends.
- As the youngest member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team at 30, Levi was a last-minute replacement for Lance Armstrong.
- After a breakthrough season in 2001 in which Levi placed third overall at the Vuelta a España, he's since placed in the top 10 of the Tour de France four times.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze (Individual time trial - Men), 10th (Road race - Men)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, (Road race - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2008 – 4th (Individual time trial - Men)
- Years of participation: Individual time trial - Men 1999, 2001, 2003, 2008; Road race - Men 1999, 2001, 2003
- Top finish: – 1999 (Road race - Men)
