Medal record
Asafa Powell leading a heat at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan
Competitor for  Jamaica
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Bronze	2007 Osaka	100 m
Silver	2007 Osaka	4x100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2006 Melbourne	100 m
Gold	2006 Melbourne	4x100 m relay

Asafa Powell (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF were held at Nagai Stadium The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF were held at Nagai Stadium The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006 Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Sprints are short running races in athletics. They are roughly classified as events in which top runners will not have to "pace themselves" but can run as fast as He held the world record in the 100 m between 2005 June and 2008 May, with times of 9. 77 and later 9. 74 seconds.

Contents 1 Career 2 Physical characteristics 3 Personal bests 4 Honours 4.1 60 m 4.2 100 m 4.3 200 m 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Career

Asafa Powell planned to be a mechanic before he took up running whilst studying in Kingston, Jamaica. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country ^[1][2] His elder brother Donovan was a 100 m semi-finalist in the 1999 World Championships. The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico ^[3]

Powell first came to the attention of the athletics world at the 2003 World Championships when he suffered the ignominy of being 'the other athlete' disqualified for a false start in the quarter-final where Jon Drummond memorably refused to leave the track having suffered the same fate (both athletes moving less than 0. The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to In sports a false start is a movement by a participant before (or in some cases after being signaled or otherwise permitted by the rules to start Jonathan ("Jon" A Drummond (born September 9, 1968) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay 1 seconds after gun firing).

The following season, Powell did not perform to his usual standards for the 2004 Olympic 100 m in Athens, after clocking sub-10 seconds times a record-equaling nine times in a season. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's He placed fifth in the 100 m final, and subsequently pulled out of the 200 m final, for which he had already qualified earlier on.

The following year, he gained some consolation by breaking the 100 m world record, in Athens on June 14, 2005, setting a time of 9. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 77 s, beating American Tim Montgomery's 2002 record of 9. Timothy Montgomery (born January 25, 1975) is a former American athlete. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 78 s (which was later annulled due to doping charges against Montgomery) by just one one-hundredth of a second. Coincidentally, Powell achieved the feat on the same track as Maurice Greene's 1999 world record of 9. Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former sprinter in athletics, who holds several World records Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 79 s. Wind assistance for Powell was measured at 1. Wind assistance is a term in athletics which refers to the wind level during a race or event 6 m/s, within the IAAF legal limit of 2. The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. 0 m/s.

Powell won the 2006 Commonwealth Games title easily after a drama-filled semi-final which saw two disqualifications, three false starts and Powell himself running into another competitor's lane while looking at the scoreboard (he was held not to have impeded the other runner). The 100 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday 19 March

Powell then equaled his world record time on June 11, 2006 at Gateshead International Stadium with a time of 9. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gateshead International Stadium is a multi-use sports Stadium in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. 77 (+1. 5 m/s). August 18, 2006, Powell ran the world record time of 9. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 77 (+1. 0 m/s) for the third time in Zürich, Switzerland. Weltklasse Zürich (World Class Zurich is an annual athletics meeting at the Letzigrund in Zürich, Switzerland Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Together with Jeremy Wariner (400 m) and Sanya Richards (400 m) he won his sixth out of six IAAF Golden League events (100 m) in the same season, which earned him a total of $250,000. Jeremy Mathew Wariner (born 31 January[[ 984]] in Irving Texas) is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. Sanya Richards (born February 26, 1985 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United The ÅF Golden League (previously IAAF Golden League) is an annual series of athletics meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations On November 12, 2006 he was awarded the title of 2006 Male World Athlete of the Year along with a check of $100,000. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Powell finished 3rd in the 2007 World Championship final in Osaka, Japan behind Tyson Gay, who won in a time of 9. Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American sprinter who won gold medals at the 100 meters 85 seconds, and was Powell's biggest rival building up to the championships. Derrick Atkins, a reported second cousin of Powell's, came second in 9. Derrick Atkins (born 5 January 1984) is a Bahamian sprinter Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and also holds the national record with 91. Powell finished in a time of 9. 96 seconds into a 0. 5 m/s headwind after being passed by Gay and Atkins in the late stages of the race. Later, Powell did help to win a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m. Running the anchor leg of the Jamaican relay team, he came from fifth and nipped Great Britain at the line with a Jamaican national record of 37. 89, while USA took the gold.

On September 9, 2007, in opening heats of the IAAF Rieti Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy, Powell ran a new world record time of 9. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rieti (Reate is a town in Lazio, Italy, with a population of 47332 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 74 s (+1. 7 m/s) in the 100 m, fulfilling the promise he had made earlier. He had said after his bronze medal in Osaka that he would break the record by the end of the year to make up for the disappointment of not becoming world champion. ^[4] Remarkably, Powell eased up in the final few metres of his record-setting race, indicating that he was saving his strength for a fast 100 m final at the same meet. ^[5] In the final, Powell ran 9. 78 (0 m/s), the fastest 100 m ever when adjusted for wind assistance and altitude. ^[6]

On May 31, 2008, fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt ran 9. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City, taking the 100m world record from Powell after nearly three years. The City of New York

Powell has run 100 m in under 10 seconds 33 times,^[7] a record to date bettered only by Maurice Greene, who has run under 10 seconds 52 times. Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former sprinter in athletics, who holds several World records ^[8] Powell is one of only two men to have run legally under 9. 80 seconds more than once, having done so five times (Usain Bolt being the other with two sub-9. 80 performances). Powell is the only man to have run legally under 10. 00 seconds 12 times in a single season.

Physical characteristics

• Height: 190 centimetres (6 ft 3 in)
• Weight: 88 kilograms (194 lb / 13 st 12 lb)

Personal bests

60 m	6. 56 s	2004
100 m	9. 74 s	2007
200 m	19. 90 s	2006
400 m	47. 17 s	2007

Honours

60 m

Event	Result	City	Date
10th world indoor	5th Semifinal	Budapest	5 March 2004

100 m

Event	Result	City	Date
5th Athletic Final IAAF	1st Final	Stuttgart	22 September 2007
37th IAAF Rieti Grand Prix	1st 2nd Heat	Rieti	9 September 2007
11th IAAF World Championships	3rd Final	Osaka	26 August 2007
4th Athletic Final IAAF	1st Final	Stuttgart	9 September 2006
2006 Commonwealth Games	1st Final	Melbourne	20 March 2006
2nd Athletic Final IAAF	1st Final	Monaco	18 September 2004
2004 Olympic Games	5th Final	Athens	22 August 2004
1st Athletic Final IAAF	7th Final	Monaco	13 September 2003

200 m

Event	Result	City	Date
2nd Athletic Final IAAF	1st Final	Monaco	20 September 2004
2004 Olympic Games	4th Semifinal	Athens	25 August 2004

See also

• World record progression 100 metres men

References

External links

• IAAF profile for Asafa Powell

Awards
Preceded by Danny McFarlane	Jamaica Sportsman of the Year 2005-2008	Succeeded by Vacant
Preceded by Kenenisa Bekele	Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Tyson Gay

The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. Danny McFarlane OD (born February 14, 1972) is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track Kenenisa Bekele (born 13 June 1982 Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner who holds the world records in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres The Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award is an annual prize handed out to athletes participating in Track and field competitions The following events in Athletics (track and field took place in 2006: Championships March 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships (part Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American sprinter who won gold medals at the 100 meters

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