Asafa PowellCD(born 23 November 1982) is a retired Jamaicansprinterwho specialised in the100 metres.He set the100 metres world recordtwice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the10-second barrierin competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s rankingfourth on the all-time listof men's 100-metre athletes.[2]As of 1 September 2016, Powell has broken theten-second barriermore times than anyone else—97 times. He currently holds theworld record for the 100-yard dashwith a time of 9.09 s, set on 27 May 2010 inOstrava, Czech Republic.In 2016, he became Olympic champion in the 4 x 100 metres relay.
Powell competed in the 100 m at the2004,2008and2012Olympics, finishing fifth in 2004 and 2008 and eighth after injuring his groin during the race in 2012. At the2007 Osaka World Championships,he achieved a bronze and a silver medal in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay respectively, and he was successful at theCommonwealth Games,winning twice plus achieving a silver medal. At the2009 World Championships,he achieved the 100 m bronze and became champion in the relay. Powell has won five times at theIAAF World Athletics Finaland was the former 100 m world record holder in the event.
In 2013, Powell tested positive for the stimulantoxilofrinealong with teammateSherone Simpsonand voluntarily withdrew from the2013 World Athletics Championshipsas a result, though both maintained they did not take any banned supplements knowingly or willfully. On 10 April 2014, they received an 18-month suspension from competing, which was set to expire in December that year. However theCourt of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) lifted both athletes' suspensions on 14 July 2014, finding that the positive tests were caused by the presence of oxilofrine, undisclosed by the manufacturer, in a supplement taken by the pair.
Biography and sprinting career
editBorn inSpanish Town,Jamaica, Asafa Powell is the youngest of six sons of twoministers.Asafa attended Ewarton Primary School andCharlemont High School,both inSt. Catherine,Jamaica. Powell planned to be a mechanic before he took up running while studying inKingston, Jamaica.[3][4]His eldest brotherDonovan,[5]was a 60 m finalist in the1999 World Indoor Championships.[6]Running runs in the family: His brothers clocked 9.5[dubious–discuss]seconds for the 100 yd dash, his mother 11.4 s, and his father 10.2 s.[7]Powell is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at theUniversity of Technology, Jamaica[8]and has been coached by Stephen Francis since 2001.
2000–2005: Early career
editPowell represented his school Charlemont High at the ISSA High School Championships. On 11 April he finished fourth in the Class 1 200 m, in 23.07 with a −1.7 m/s headwind. On 13 April, he finished third in his heat of the Boy's Class 1 100 m, recording 11.45 with a −2.3 m/s headwind. Neither time recorded in the heats was quick enough to advance him to the next round of competition.[9]
Powell again representedCharlemont Highat theISSA High School Boy And Girls Championships,finishing seventh in the Class 1 100 m Final. Recognizing some talent, coach Stephen Francis started coaching Powell one week later.[10]The coach looked for a way to give the tall teenager a faster start. After searching the island, Stephen Francis found a 100 m stretch of road with a 10% slope and trains his runners on that.[7]Powell vindicated Francis by winning the Boys Under-20 100 m event in 10.50 seconds at the JAAA National Championships on 22 June.[11]
At the2002 Commonwealth Gamesin Manchester, Powell finished fifth in the semi-finals of the 100 m event, setting a personal best of 10.26 s.[12]Powell, along withMichael Frater,Dwight ThomasandChristopher Williamsformed theJamaican4×100 m relay team that went on to win a silver medal. Powell finished just behindDarren Campbellin the last leg of the relay, with both men finishing in 38.62 s.
Powell won the Jamaican 100 m National Championship in 2003.[13]
Powell came to attention within the world of athletics at the2003 World Championships,when he suffered the ignominy of being 'the other athlete' disqualified for afalse startin the quarter-final. This was whenJon Drummondmemorably refused to leave the track having suffered the same fate, both athletes moved less than 0.1 s after the gun had fired, with Powell's reactions being timed at 0.086 s.[14][15]Six days later Powell was added to the 4 × 100 m relay team for the semi-final, running as theanchor.He helped the team qualify for the final, recording the second fastest time. Powell never had a chance to run for a medal in the final as the second baton exchange was not executed cleanly and the Jamaican team failed to finish.[16]During the 2003 season, Powell won twoIAAF Grand Prixevents, one of which was anAF Golden Leagueevent. He finished seventh in 10.23 s in the 100 m at the IAAF World Athletics Final.[17]
In 2004 on 12 June, Powell recorded his first sub-10 100 m race time (9.99 s +1.8m/s) while participating in the National Junior Track and Field Championships, held at the GC Foster College in Spanish Town.[18]Two weeks later Powell became one of the favourites for a medal in the 100 m at the2004 Athens Olympicsafter winning the Jamaican National Championships with a personal best time of 9.91 s. Although he ended the season with a record-equaling nine sub-10 second runs, Powell finished just fifth in the highly competitive Olympic final, with a time of 9.94 s. Following this he pulled out of the 200 m final, even though he had already qualified eighth for it earlier on.[19]Powell did not get the chance to run for a medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, as the Jamaican team failed to qualify for the final with a season best 38.71 s fourth-place finish in their heat.[20]Following his Olympic disappointment Powell set a new national record of 9.87 s for the 100 m at theMemorial Van DammeinBruxelleson 3 September.[21]He recorded five IAAF Grand Prix wins in 2004. In addition, he became the first man to win both the 100 m and 200 m races at theWorld Athletics Finalin championship record time. Powell was world ranked number one for the 100 m and number four for the 200 m at the end of the season.[22]
A year later Powell set a new national record of 9.84 s at the Jamaica International Invitational in May.[23]He gained some consolation for his Olympic performance by breaking the 100 mworld recordinAthenson 14 June 2005, setting a time of 9.77 s, beating AmericanTim Montgomery's 2002 record of 9.78 s (which was later annulled due to doping charges against Montgomery) by just 0.01 s. Coincidentally, Powell achieved the feat on the same track asMaurice Greene's 1999 world record run of 9.79 s.Wind assistancefor Powell was measured at 1.6 m/s, within theIAAFlegal limit of 2.0 m/s. Powell again won the 100 m final at the Jamaican National Championships. A groin injury in July cut short his season and forced him to miss the World Championships. His season ended with just two IAAF Grand Prix event wins. Despite his shortened season, Powell had the three fastest 100 m times of the year, received the Caribbean And Central American (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year award,[24]and ranked second in the world.[22]
2006–2007: Worldwide success
edit2006 was Powell's most successful season. He won the2006 Commonwealth Games 100 metresrace after a drama-filled semi-final which saw two disqualifications and three false starts. Powell himself ran into another competitor's lane while looking at the scoreboard; however, he was held not to have impeded the runner. He also anchored the 4 × 100 m relay team, and finished the Commonwealth Games with two gold medals. In May, he won the 100 m at the Jamaica International Invitational in 9.95 s.[25]In addition to winning the 200 m at the Jamaican National Championships in June, he won ten 100 m IAAF Grand Prix events, including all six Golden League events.
Powell then equalled his world record time on 11 June 2006 atGateshead International Stadiumwith wind assistance measured at +1.5 m/s. The exact time was 9.7629 s,[26]which was rounded up to 9.77 s as per IAAF rules. On 18 August 2006 inZürich,Powell equalled it again for the second time with wind assistance at +1.0 m/s. He won his sixthIAAF Golden Leagueevent (for the 100 m) in the same season, thus earning him a total of $250,000 in prize money. Powell also won the 100 m at the World Athletics Final, again setting a new championship record on 9 September. One week later at theWorld Cup in Athletics,the Americas team anchored by Powell recorded a DNF.[27][28]In October, Powell again received theCaribbeanAnd Central American (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year award.[29]On 12 November 2006, he was awarded the title of 2006 MaleIAAF World Athlete of the Yearalong with a cheque for $100,000. He also received the honour ofTrack & Field Athlete of the Yearfor 2006.
On 5 January 2007, Powell received the Commonwealth Games Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year award.[30]On 3 February he was honoured at the International Sports Group (ISG) Awards Banquet, held in New York.[31]In addition, Powell was nominated for theLaureus World Sports AwardsSportsman of the Year award.[32][33]Suffering from kneeTendinitisand missing weeks of training Powell missed competing at thePenn Relays[34]and the Jamaica International Invitational in May.[35]Powell was again the Jamaican National Champion for the 100 m. Unfortunately, Powell again injured his groin while running the final at the Jamaica Championships.[36]He only managed to finish third in the 100 m final at the2007 World ChampionshipsinOsaka,Japan, behindTyson Gay,who was considered Powell's biggest rival building up to the Championships.Derrick Atkins,Powell's second cousin,[37]came second in 9.91 s. Powell himself finished in a time of 9.96 s (running in a 0.5 m/s headwind) after being passed byTysonandDerrick Atkinsin the late stages of the race. Later, Powell admitted that he panicked and gave up after seeingTysonpass him, allowingDerrick Atkinsalso to overtake.
WhenTysoncame on and gave me a little bit of pressure I just panicked. When I saw I wasn't in gold medal contention, I gave up in the middle of the race. I just stopped running.[38]
Former American sprinterMichael Johnsonwas critical of Powell's performance, stating:
You could see him thinking, I'm losing it, I'm losing it, and he just gave up at that point. That's what was really disappointing. He just dropped his head.[39]
However, Powell did help to win the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay race. Running the anchor leg for the Jamaican team, he came from fifth and passedGreat Britainat the line to help record a Jamaican national record of 37.89 s. TheUnited Statesmeanwhile took gold.
On 9 September 2007, in the opening heats of the IAAF Grand Prix inRieti,Italy,Powell ran a new world record time of 9.74 s (+1.7 m/s) in the 100 m, thus fulfilling the promise he had made earlier after his bronze medal inOsaka,that he would break the record by the end of the year. This was intended to make up for the disappointment of not becoming World Champion.[40]Remarkably, Powell eased up in the final few metres of his record-setting run, indicating that he was saving his strength for the final.[41]In the final itself, Powell finished in 9.78 s (0 m/s windspeed) and bettered his semi-final time when adjusted for wind assistance.[42]
Unfortunately, Powell ended his season on 30 September with a left hamstring injury, which came about while running in the lead of the 200 m race at the Super Track & Field meet in Yokohama, Japan.[43] Powell finished 2007 with a total of five IAAF Grand Prix event wins, plus his second consecutive World Athletic Final 100 m win, with yet another championship record. For the third consecutive year Powell won the Caribbean And Central American (CAC) Male Athlete of the Year award.[44]Powell closed the year receiving the IAAF Performance of the Year award, for his 9.74 s world record,[45]and was ranked second in the world.[22]
2008–2009: Olympics and World Championships
editOn 29 January 2008, Powell received the RJR Sports Foundation's 2007 Sportsman of the Year award.[46]Powell's 2008 season started much as his 2007 season ended: with another injury. Powell was forced to pull out of the Sydney Grand Prix meeting, having suffered a gash to his left knee that required four stitches. The injury was a result of tripping on the steps of his home, hours before getting on the flight to Sydney on 12 February.[47]
Powell was again injured in April, this time with damage to his pectoral muscles.[48]The injury forced Powell out of competition for two months, and was sustained while weight training inJamaicaduring mid-April. Surgery was required, and a visible scar was left on his right underarm.
On 31 May, fellow JamaicanUsain Boltran a time of 9.72 s at the Reebok Grand Prix inNew York,breaking Powell's 3-year dominance of the 100 m world record.
On 11 July, Powell suffered his third injury of 2008 while leading in Heat 1 of the Golden Gala Roma, eventually finishing fifth.[49]He had injured his groin (described as a "strain"[50]and a "cramp" ), and was forced to miss the next two events on the Grand Prix schedule.[51]Powell made his comeback at the DN Galan meet, where he beat the new World Record holder Bolt, in a close race. The meet's top performers were a Jamaican 1–2–3–4 withNesta Carterand Michael Frater following the pair.[52]This top four would later combine to run the 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympics.
Prior to the2008 OlympicsinBeijing,Powell hit back at the claims saying he lacked the mental strength needed to win an Olympic gold medal.
It [the Olympics] doesn't scare me. The guys that I'm running against inBeijingare the same ones I run against all year, it's no different at the Olympics – it's just a name, and you should put that aside until you cross the line.
If all you guys look back and check from before, you'll see thatAthenswas my first Olympics, I ran my personal best in the final – so I'm not sure why people say I don't run my best in finals.
The World Championships was the only final where I didn't do as expected. I made a once-in-a-lifetime mistake and it won't happen again.
I'm running against myself – I'm the only one who can defeat myself and I don't intend to.[53]
Despite his words, the100 m finalsaw Powell again finish in a disappointing fifth, recording a time of 9.95 s. Teammates Bolt andMichael Frateralso raced in the final. Bolt won and broke the record he set months earlier (finishing in 9.69 s) and Frater came sixth, recording his first sub-10 clocking at 9.97 s.
Seven days later, Powell finally got his first Olympic medal as he anchored the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team to victory, helping establish a new world record in the process. His split time was recorded at 8.70 s (USATF High Performance Registered Split Analysis), bettering his previous record of 8.84 s set in Osaka, 2007. This is the fastest electronically timed anchor run in history, asBob Hayeswas hand timed as running between 8.6 and 8.9 seconds in the1964 Olympics.[54]The gold medal was later vacated by the IOC in 2017 when a retest of teammate Nesta Carter found the presence of the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.[55]
On 2 September 2008, Powell ran a new personal best of 9.72 s in the 100 m with windspeed measured at +0.2 m/s. He accomplished this feat at theAthletissimaGrand Prix inLausanne,Switzerland.After the run, he said thatBolt's record performance at the Olympics had inspired him to target a time of 9.59 s:
Two years ago, I said to myself I could go 9.65 s or faster, but based on howBoltis running, it's my aim now to go below 9.60 s.Boltcan obviously run very fast, but I'm not going to put him out of my reach. I'd say in the Olympic 100 m, it looked likeBoltcould have run 9.63 s, 9.65 s maybe. I was shocked to see what he did in the race; it was ridiculous. I can't imagine the times he's capable of running at the moment. He's the man to beat right now but before it was me and if I can break another world record then I'll be the one back in the spotlight.[56]
Powell was optimistic about his future chances on the track, and philosophical as to why he could not peak in past major championships:
The 2012 London Games will be my last opportunity and Beijing was certainly my best chance but you never give up.
I've got no idea why I'm always winning on the circuit but then finishing fifth at the Olympics. Maybe if it was just a one-off race without the qualifying rounds I would have done better.
Who knows? Maybe I'm not the guy for those big championships but just the guy to compete in the Grand Prix and Golden League meetings. It's just unfortunate.[56]
Following his fifth-place finish inBeijingon 16 August, Powell recorded seven consecutive 100 m races under 9.90 s, including two races under 9.80 s. In addition, 2008 was Powell's second-best season on the Grand Prix circuit, claiming seven victories, plus his third consecutive win (and fourth overall) in the 100 m at the World Athletics Final.[57]
On his return to Jamaica, Powell was honoured in a homecoming celebration and received anOrder of Distinction(Commander Rank) in recognition of his achievements at the Olympics.[58]For the second consecutive year Powell ranked second in the world.[22]
Powell opened his 2009 season on 31 January at the Grace Jackson Invitational, held at Stadium East, Kingston, Jamaica. He ran the400 metres,winning his heat in 47.75 s, placing him second overall in the four heat time-final.[59]
Powell ran the anchor leg for two relay teams at the Milo Western Relays held at the GC Foster College on 14 February. In his first race, his MVP team recorded a new meet record and world leading time of 38.72 s for the 4 × 100 m relay.[60]Later, he was timed at 46.27 s for his leg of the4 × 400 metres relay,again winning the race for his MVP team.[61]
Powell next competed at the Sydney Track Classic inAustraliaon 28 February, again running the anchor leg in the 4 x 100 m relay and winning it in a new world leading time of 38.62 s.[62]Two hours later, he ran a 400 m race, finishing 4th in a new personal best 45.94 s and shaving 1.23 s off his previous best time.[63]
After the 400 m race, Powell said:
My coach said cruise for the first 200 m and bring it home. This tells me I'm a lot stronger this year and it will be a different ball game. I'm just motivated, the 400 m didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. I'm OK. I don't need the ambulance.
Five days later, Powell ran his first 100 m race of the season. Competing at the Melbourne Track Classic he ran a world leading[64]10.23 s, wind measuring −1.4 m/s on the coldest day of the year to date.[65]
On 16 April, Powell was nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, as a member of the 2008 Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team.[66][67]
Powell then found himself involved in controversy when he was a last-minute "no show" at the UTech Track and Field Classic on 18 April.[68]He had previously been advertised to run the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay races. Powell attended as a spectator. A press conference called three days later by the MVP Track Club did not fully answer questions as to why Powell did not compete.[69]The matter was reported to the Jamaica Fair Trading Commission which started investigations on 23 April.[70]
Powell was next to run at thePenn Relayson 25 April, but on the morning of the event, theJamaica Observerreported that he had withdrawn from the 4 × 100 m relay. His manager Paul Doyle stated that Powell would not run due to concerns with his ankle while running the curve on theFranklin Fieldtrack. The Jamaica Observer cited a "highly placed source" when reporting that Powell had turned his ankle in training at Utech.[71]Despite the report, Powell ran the anchor leg of the relay but aggravated the ankle injury,[72]pulled up and finished ninth in 41.24 s.[73]
Scheduled to run at the IAAF Super Grand Prix inDohaon 8 May, Powell withdrew from the event, citing the need for sufficient time for his injured ankle to properly heal.[74]He finished seventh in his first event returning from injury, theReebok Grand Prixheld in New York atIcahn Stadiumon 30 May.[75]When interviewed he stated that his ankle was very weak but not painful.[76]He finished second in his next event, thePrefontaine Classiceight days later.[77]On 27 June, he qualified for the 100 m at the2009 World Championships in Athleticswith a second-place finish in 9.97 s at the Jamaican national championships.[78]At theBislett Gameson 3 July, Powell overcame a poor start to win the 100 m in a 10.07 s photo finish.[79]Four days later he recorded the same time in winning the Athletissima 100 m.[80]Although he improved his season's best to 9.88 s, he finished second toTyson Gayat the Golden Gala Roma on 10 July.[81]Powell next ran the 100 m at the International Meeting of Athletics' Sports Solidarity, a charity event that encourages the participation of disabled athletes, finishing third.[82]
At the2009 World Championships in Athletics,Powell took bronze in the finals of the 100 m meet with a time of 9.84 seconds, while compatriotBoltbroke his own world record by running 9.58 seconds. Eight days later, on 22 August, Powell helpedJamaicaclaim gold in the 4 × 100 m relay by running the anchor leg. The time of 37.31 seconds set was a new Championship Record for the event.
2010–2011
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Asafa Powell opened his 2010 season on 20 February at the UWI Invitational Meet inJamaicaby competing in the 400 m. He won his heat in a time of 47.56 s but was placed 3rd overall according to his time. He then ran the 200 m at the UTech Classic on 17 April 2010, also in his homeland. He competed in the 200 m in heavy rain and cold conditions. Powell opened up a huge lead in the first 100 m, after which he slowed drastically and won his heat in 21.27 s in a 1 m/s headwind. Later, it was reported that Powell had suffered minor cramps on his left calf muscles, which was why he had to slow down. Powell was next scheduled to run in the highly anticipated 4×100 m Penn Relays featuring Jamaica Yellow, and competing againstUsain Bolt(Jamaica Black). However, he pulled out of the race as it was reported by his assistant coach that he had an injured toe, which would need some time to heal. At the IAAF Diamond League[83]inDoha,Powell made a wind aided time of 9.75 s in the heat and 9.81 s in the final, also wind-aided. He subsequently set a 100 m world leading time of 9.83 s. En route to this performance, he also set the rarely run 100 yards dash world best at 9.07 s, beating the previous record of 9.21 s set byCharlie Greene.
Powell next competed at the DKF Bislett Games inOslo,Norway,where he powered to a splendid victory with a wind-aided 9.72 s. A week later, he competed at the Golden Gala inRome,Italy,where he overcame a very poor reaction time at the start to take another victory in a World Leading time of 9.82 s. It was reported that Powell ended his six-year contract with leading sports brandNikedue to sponsorship problems, and rumours spread that he has a new contract with fast upcoming Chinese sports brandLi-Ning.Asafa next competed in the 200 m of the Jamaican Senior Trials where he won the final in 19.97 s, his second fastest ever. There, for the first time, he promoted his newLi Ningoutfit. Powell next competed inGatesheadwhere he got off to a terrific start but lost to fast finishingTyson Gay,who took the victory in 9.94 s to Powell's 9.96 s in a strong 1.7 m/s headwind. Powell was not very disappointed as he mentioned that he got too relaxed, thus allowingGayto outdo him in the final strides. The next race inParisagainstUsain Boltwas a disappointing one. Although he had a good start,Boltcaught him at halfway point, and Asafa began to lose his fluent running form. He finished 2nd to Bolt in 9.91 s, 0.07 s slower than his rival and also into a slight headwind. Asafa said that he had a very bad race, which he hoped to improve in his upcoming races. Unfortunately for Powell, there was not a 'next race' for him. He picked up strains from hisParismeeting, which aggravated to hamstring and back problems. Powell missed his next two outings where he was scheduled to clash againstBoltandGay.Powell ended his splendid 2010 season on a disappointing note, even though he expressed satisfaction on the races that he competed for the year.
Asafa opened his 2011 season on 16 April at the National Stadium inKingston, Jamaica.He ran the 200 m where he came in third after what looked to be a good first 140 m, slowing down significantly at the last quarter of the race. His time was 20.55 s for the race behindYohan BlakeandDaniel Bailey.Powell ran his next race was the 4 × 100 m relay, USA vs The World, at the Penn Relays 2011, on 28 April. He ran the unusual first leg forJamaicaas he blasted off like a bullet to give Jamaica the lead.Jamaicawon the event in a world leading time of 38.33 s, ahead of USA Red and USA Blue teams respectively. He stated after the run that he was in good shape, and looking forward to do great things in the year ahead. Powell next ran the 200 m at the Jamaica International Invitational Meet on 7 May. He looked promising in the first 120 m, after which he slowed down drastically, finishing in last place with a time of 21.40 s, in a race won by Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade. He later stated that he felt a minor pain in his hamstring, and backed off as a precaution, but insisted that it was nothing serious.
In the second meeting of the2011 IAAF Diamond LeagueatShanghai Golden Grand Prix,Powell won the 100 m with a time of 9.95 seconds.[84]Powell next ran at the IAAF Diamond League inRomeagainstUsain Bolton 26 May. Powell had a superb start and mid, but he faded towards the end, only to allow the world record holder to surpass him in the final 10–12 m of the race. Bolt won in 9.91 s, and Powell came second in 9.93s. He said that he had lost focus, but is confident about beatingBoltafter what he had done that day. Powell next competed in the IAAF World Challenge inRabat,Morocco,in a low key meet. There, after running the first 20 m, he pulled up and finished last in 36.13 s, citing a precaution against a serious hamstring injury. Reports said that it was nothing serious, and he would be ready for the Jamaican Trials later in the month. At the Jamaican Trials 23–24 July, Powell looked impressive as he qualified through the rounds. He posted a season best of 9.90s in his semi-final, despite easing off in the final 1 5m. Later, after overcoming a bad start, Powell won the final to be titled National Champion for the fifth time in his career. He won in a time of 10.08 s into a 1.8 m/s headwind.Yohan Blakeand Steve Mullings were second and third respectively with only 0.01 s separating them.
Next up for Powell was the Diamond League Athletissima inLausanneon 30 June. In chilly conditions not ideal for sprinting, the former world record holder bulleted out of his blocks and ran to the tape, recording a world-leading 9.78 s with a following wind of 1.0 m/s. Powell was indeed happy with his strong performance, his fastest in three years, and full of confidence about the rest of the season and IAAF World Championships inDaegu,South Koreaain late August. Next up for Powell was the IAAF Diamond League Meeting inBirmingham,Englandon 10 July. He became the first man in history to break the 10 seconds barrier in the Sir Alexander Stadium when he clocked a very easy looking 9.95 s in his heat. Later, in the final, he eased to a 9.91 s victory where compatriotsNesta Carterand Michael Frater finished second and third respectively. Powell was satisfied with both his races, stating that he took both the races easy due to very chilly and rainy conditions. Asafa seemed more and more confident heading into the World Championships in late August. Powell next competed on 30 July inBudapestat the Hungarian Grand Prix. He ran 9.90 s in his heats and eased through the final to win in 9.86 s, having followed winds of 1.8 m/s and 2.0 m/s respectively, in cold conditions.
Powell was next slated to run the Aviva London Grand Prix, but he pulled out, citing a groin strain. Later in late August, just a couple of days before the start of the World Championships inDaegu,Powell shocked the world by pulling out of the highly anticipated 100 m as his groin strain was re-aggravated and did not allow him to compete. Powell expressed great disappointment but vowed to come back strong for theLondon Olympicsin 2012, but still hoped to run the 4x100 m relay inDaegu.However, he was unfit to run the relay and had to watch his compatriots win gold in a world record time of 37.04 s. Powell competed in the 100 m at the Diamond League Final inZürichon 9 September. He looked very impressive in the first 60 m, but faded to second place as newly crowned world champion,Yohan Blake,took victory in 9.82 s. Powell registered a 9.95 s run, which was impressive given the fact that his injury was still present. By completing the race, the sprinter took the Samsung Diamond Trophy with $40,000 in cash. Powell ended his season with another injury, almost a repeat of year 2010, where he showed excellent form in the first half of the year but unfortunately suffered injuries.
2012 London Olympics
editIn a ceremony held on 24 February, Powell received the University of Technology (UTech) Chancellor's Medal as well asDiana, Princess of Wales Memorial AwardInternational Ambassador role.[85]He ran a personal best for the60 metresat theBirmingham Indoor Grand Prix,setting a time of 6.50 seconds. On the2012 IAAF Diamond Leaguecircuit, he was narrowly beaten byJustin GatlininDoha(runner-up in 9.88 seconds), then won the 100 m at theShanghai Golden Grand Prixa week later.[86]
On 5 August 2012, Asafa Powell ran in the final of the100 m raceat the2012 Summer OlympicsinLondon,United Kingdom.After back-to-back 5th-place finishes inAthensandBeijing,2004 and 2008 respectively, Powell had his most disastrous final yet when he finished dead last with a time of 11.99 seconds, pulling up after seeing others pulling ahead of him, but it was ultimately due to a persistentgroininjury.[87][88][89]Powell said:[90]
"It was my old groin injury that reoccurred. I felt it and it started to go. You never want to get injured, but it is a bit of a disaster when it happens in the Olympic final."
Usain Bolttook the gold withYohan Blakegetting the silver andJustin Gatlinthe bronze. As a result, Powell along with longtime rivalTyson Gaywho finished 4th, remain as two of the three fastest men of all time to never have won any individual Olympic medals of any type.
After the race,Jamaica's track and field manager Ludlow Watts lavished praise on Powell:[91]
Powell actually started this great change in our sprinting, and he's still a champion.
Following the race, Powell had an ultrasound showing new tears in his adductor muscles as well as scar tissue in a previous injury. The groin injury appears to be season-ending as manager Paul Doyle believes he will miss the remainder of the year. "I don't think it looks good for the rest of the season for Asafa," he lamented. Powell was not able to compete for Jamaica in the men's 4 × 100 m relay on 10 August.
Powell released an apparel and accessories line branded "Sub 10 King" and many others, also opening up his personal website www.iamasafa.com for people's viewing and a platform to purchase his products.
2013–2014 suspension and appeal
editOn 14 July 2013 Powell announced he had tested positive for the banned drugoxilofrinein 2013 and withdrew from the2013 World Athletics Championshipsas a result, but maintained that he did not take any banned supplements knowingly or willfully.[92][93]Powell and fellow Jamaican sprinter,Sherone Simpsonhad taken the supplement Epiphany D1 as part of their training regimen, not knowing it contained oxilofrine. It was later revealed that Acacia was substituted with oxilofrine, and not revealed by the manufacturer. The duo sued the company that sold the supplement, Dynamic Life Nutrition (DLN), in order to clear their names. Both Powell and Simpson reached an out of court settlement for an undisclosed amount in September 2015. After the settlement, Simpson released a statement stating: "Both Asafa and I are happy that we were able to settle this out of court."[94]In April 2014, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission suspended him for 18 months over doping charges, expiring in December that year.[95]However, after he and Simpson appealed to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport(CAS), the suspensions were reduced to the 6 months already served as CAS accepted the explanation that the offense was minor and due to contamination of the Epiphany D1 supplement.[96]
2016 Rio Olympics
editOn 19 August 2016, Powell made a triumphant Olympic return, competing as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 m men's relay team and winning a gold medal. After Jamaican team gold medal in 2008 Olympics were stripped, this medal win will be his only gold medal at Olympic Games.
Physiology and running style
editDespite Powell's size (1.88 m or 6 ft 2 in tall, weighing 87 kilograms or 192 pounds), he has fast initial acceleration. In the Japanese sports Science institute in 2008, Asafa Powell was measured to have a small cross sectional area of his quadriceps tendon stretched with 114 kilograms of pull force, compared to sprinterNobuharu Asahara's measurement of 59 kilograms, and the average mans as being 43 kilograms.[97]Powell was also noted as having a largePsoas major musclein the Japanese sports science institute.[98]Coupled with comparatively high stiffness in his ligaments and tendons, his long legs provide a long stride of 2.6 metres with rapid progression between each stride.[99]
Personal life
editPowell is deeply religious, citing his mother and father and his strict upbringing as the reason for this.[100]
In 2002, tragedy struck the Powell family when one of Asafa's brothers, Michael Powell, was shot dead in a taxi in New York.[101]This emotional event happened the week of the Jamaica National Trials.[100]In 2003, Asafa lost another brother during the week of the Jamaica National Championships. One year after the death of Michael, Vaughn Powell suffered a heart attack while playing a game ofAmerican football.[102]In April 2007, Corey Reid, an uncle of Powell, was stabbed in Waterloo,Ewarton,St. Catherine. He later died in hospital.[103]
Powell married Ghanaian-born Canadian model Alyshia Powell in 2019.[104]Powell has four children—two with his wife, Amieke Powell and Azhaf Powell and two from previous relationships, Avani Powell and Liam Powell.
He is good friends with compatriot, 100 and 200-metre world record holderUsain Bolt.[105]The two are often seen joking around and do meet off the track.
Powell is an avid car enthusiast.[105][106]
Powell announced his retirement from Track and Field on 23 November 2022.[107]
Sponsorship
edit- Powell has been under contract withNikesince 2004, representing them in all his IAAF races, and agreed to appear in various advertising campaigns for the company.Nikedesigned and built the Zoom Aerofly shoes for him, which were used at the2008 Beijing Games.[108]However, Powell ended his contract withNikein mid-2010, and signed up with leading Chinese sports brandLi Ning.He has signed withPumain 2015.
- GlaxoSmithKline,through its energy drinkLucozade,has sponsored Powell since he first broke the 100 m World Record in 2005. They honoured hisBeijingachievements in a small function in October 2008.[109]
- In January 2006, Powell signed as a global brand spokesperson forNutrilite.Nutrilite products are sold through theAmwaycorporation.[110]On 14 January 2009 Amway's Team Nutrilite ended the sponsorship agreement with Powell.[111]
Accomplishments and major competition results
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 6.44[112] | World Indoor Championships,Portland, Oregon | 18 March 2016 |
| 100 metres | 9.72[113] | Lausanne,Switzerland | 2 September 2008 |
| 200 metres | 19.90, 19.83w[114] | Kingston,Jamaica | 25 June 2006 |
| 400 metres | 45.94[115] | Sydney,Australia | 28 February 2009 |
Competition record
edit- 60 metres
| Event | Result | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships | 5th Semifinal | Budapest | 5 March 2004 |
| 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | 2nd Final | Portland, Oregon | 18 March 2016 |
100 metres
| Event | Result (Pos) | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final | 7th Final | Monaco | 13 September 2003 |
| 2004 Olympic Games | 5th Final | Athens | 22 August 2004 |
| 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final | 1st Final | Monaco | 18 September 2004 |
| 2006 Commonwealth Games | 1st Final | Melbourne | 20 March 2006 |
| 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final | 1st Final | Stuttgart | 9 September 2006 |
| 2007 World Championships | 3rd Final | Osaka | 26 August 2007 |
| 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final | 1st Final | Stuttgart | 22 September 2007 |
| 2008 Olympic Games | 5th Final | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final | 1st Final | Stuttgart | 13 September 2008 |
| 2009 World Championships | 3rd Final | Berlin | 16 August 2009 |
| 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final | 2nd Final | Thessaloniki | 12 September 2009 |
| 2012 Olympic Games | 8th Final | London | 5 August 2012 |
| 2015 World Championships | 7th Final | Beijing | 23 August 2015 |
- 200 metres
| Event | Result | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games | 4th Semifinal (Final DNS) | Athens | 25 August 2004 |
| 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final | 1st Final | Monaco | 20 September 2004 |
- 4×100 metres relay
| Event | Result | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Commonwealth Games | 2nd Final | Manchester | 31 July 2002 |
| 2003 World Championships | DQ Final | Saint-Denis | 31 August 2003 |
| 2005 World Championships | 4th Final | Helsinki | 13 August 2005 |
| 2006 Commonwealth Games | 1st Final | Melbourne | 25 March 2006 |
| 2007 World Championships | 2nd Final | Osaka | 1 September 2007 |
| 2008 Olympic Games | DQ Final | Beijing | 22 August 2008 |
| 2009 World Championships | 1st Final | Berlin | 22 August 2009
|
| 2015 World Championships | 1st Final | Beijing | 29 August 2015 |
| 2016 Olympic Games | 1st Final | Rio de Janeiro | 19 August 2016 |
Miscellaneous accomplishment
edit- Sub-10.0 runs, Season (100 m)
- Powell was the first man to have run legally under 10.00 seconds 15 times in a single season (2008).[116]
- IAAF World Athletics Tour wins
Powell has recorded a total of 35 wins inIAAF Grand Prixevents, 14 coming inGolden Leagueevents and 12 inIAAF Super Grand Prixevents.[117]
In the seven-year history of theIAAF World Athletics Final(2003–2009), Powell won the most competitions of any male athlete and took home the most prize money in the male events. In his seven appearances at the competition, he won the 100 m four times and 200 m once, winning US$173,000 in total.[118][119]
- Time progression in the 100 m
| Year | Time | Windspeed | City | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.45 | −2.3 | Kingston | 13 March |  |
| 2001 | 10.50 | 0.4 | Kingston | 22 June | |
| 2002 | 10.12 | 1.3 | Rovereto | 28 August | |
| 2003 | 10.02 | 0.8 | Brussels | 5 September | |
| 2004 | 9.87 | 0.2 | Brussels | 3 September | |
| 2005 | 9.77 | 1.6 | Athens | 14 June | |
| 2006 | 9.77 | 1.0 | Zürich | 15 August | |
| 2007 | 9.74 | 1.7 | Rieti | 9 September | |
| 2008 | 9.72 | 0.2 | Lausanne | 2 September | |
| 2009 | 9.82 | 1.4 | Szczecin | 15 September | |
| 2010 | 9.82 | 0.6 | Rome | 10 June | |
| 2011 | 9.78 | 1.0 | Lausanne | 30 June | |
| 2012 | 9.85 | 0.6 | Oslo | 7 June | |
| 2013 | 9.88 | 2.0 | Lausanne | 4 July | |
| 2014 | 9.87 | 1.6 | Austin | 23 August | |
| 2015 | 9.81 | 1.3 | Saint-Denis | 4 July | |
| 2016 | 9.92 | 1.9 | Székesfehérvár | 18 July |
Track records
editAs of 14 September 2024, Powell holds the following track records for100 metres.
Performances inred textare wind-assisted.
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s |
Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 9.77 | + 1.6 | 14/06/2005 | |
| Bellinzona | 9.87 | 0.0 | 21/07/2015 | |
| Belgrade | 9.97 | + 0.5 | 29/05/2007 | |
| Birmingham, UK | 9.91 | + 0.4 | 10/07/2011 | Track record shared with James Dasaolu(GBR) from 13/07/2013. |
| Gateshead | 9.77 | + 1.5 | 11/06/2006 | |
| Melbourne | 10.03 ditto |
+ 0.2 + 0.9 |
20/03/2006 ditto |
|
| Oslo | 9.72 | + 2.1 | 04/06/2010 | |
| Rieti | 9.74 | + 1.7 | 09/09/2007 | |
| St. Catherine University, Minn. | 10.08 | + 3.4 | 09/04/2005 | |
| Stuttgart | 9.83 | - 0.3 | 22/09/2007 | |
| Szczecin | 9.82 | + 1.4 | 15/09/2009 |
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External links
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- Official website
- Asafa PowellatWorld Athletics
- Asafa PowellArchived22 September 2016 at theWayback Machineat All-Athletics.com
- Asafa PowellatOlympics.com
- Asafa Powellat Olympic.org (archived)
- Asafa PowellatOlympedia
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