Ronald Levy

Career Born in Westmoreland Parish, he went on to study at the University of Technology, Jamaica. He took time to develop as an elite athlete, initially competing in a variety of sprint and hurdles events. In the 2014 season, he ran a best of 20.81 seconds for the 200 metres, showing his flat speed. He gradually improved his time in the 110 m hurdles, running 13.63 seconds in 2015 and 13.50 in 2016. He was runner-up to McLeod at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June, then overhauled his rival to win at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League, establishing himself among the world's best with a time of 13.05 seconds. Another win followed at the Meeting Città di Padova, but at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics he failed at the first hurdle in the heats and withdrew.

He had his first indoor hurdles appearances in 2018 and, after a win at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix, he managed to reach the 60 metres hurdles semi-finals at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, narrowly missing out on qualification for the final by one hundredth of a second. He achieved his first international medal at the age of 25, taking gold at the Commonwealth Games in a Jamaican 1–2 with Hansle Parchment.

In June 2021, Levy won the Jamaican Olympic trials with a time of 13.10 (+0.6 m/s) ahead of Damion Thomas, to qualify for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. In the final of the 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games he won the bronze medal with a time of 13.10, finishing behind Hansle Parchment and Grant Holloway.

In November 2023, Levy tested positive for GW501516 which is a banned substance under anti-doping rules. Levy was subsequently issued with a four-year ban by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission to run to 2027.

Personal bests 60 metres – 6.62 (2016) 100 metres – 10.17 (2017) 200 metres – 20.81 (2014) 60 metres hurdles – 7.49 (2017) 110 metres hurdles – 13.05 (2017)

International competitions 1Disqualified in the semifinals