Asafa Powell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Asafa Powell
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1982(1982-11-23)
Age	42
Birthplace	Spanish Town
Country	Jamaica
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Asafa Powell Biography

Asafa Powell is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on November 23, 1982 in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Jamaican-born athlete who specializes in the 100 m and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 4×100 m relay.

He competed alongside fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Asafa Powell, CD (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s ranking fourth on the all-time list of male 100 metre athletes. As of 1 September 2016, Powell has broken the ten-second barrier more times than anyone else—97 times. He currently holds the world record for the 100 yard dash with a time of 9.09 s, set on 27 May 2010 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay.

Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Asafa Powell is the youngest of six sons of two ministers. Asafa attended Ewarton Primary School and Charlemont High School, both in St. Catherine, Jamaica. Powell planned to be a mechanic before he took up running while studying in Kingston, Jamaica. His eldest brother Donovan, was a 60 m finalist in the 1999 World Indoor Championships. Running runs in the family: His brothers clocked 9.5 seconds for the 100 yd dash, his mother 11.4 s, and his father 10.2 s. Powell is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at the University of Technology, Jamaica and has been coached by Stephen Francis since 2001.

He lost three family members in rapid succession when one brother died from a gunshot, another brother died from a heart attack, and his uncle was stabbed.

Asafa Powell Net Worth

Asafa Powell is one of the richest Runner from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asafa Powell 's net worth $6.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His childhood dream job was to be a mechanic.

He broke the 10-second barrier – the hallmark of a great sprinter – more than 70 times.

Powell next competed at the Sydney Track Classic in Australia on 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. 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Asafa Powell height 6 ft 3 in Asafa weight 205  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Asafa Powell Dating?

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On 12 June, Powell recorded his first sub-10 100 m race time (9.99 s +1.8 m/s) while participating in the National Junior Track and Field Championships, held at the GC Foster College in Spanish Town. Two weeks later Powell became one of the favourites for a medal in the 100 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics after 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. 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. Following his Olympic disappointment Powell set a new national record of 9.87 s for the 100 m at the Memorial Van Damme in Bruxelles on 3 September. 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 the World Athletics Final in 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.

Facts & Trivia

Asafa Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Asafa Powell celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

Powell set a new national record of 9.84 s at the Jamaica International Invitational in May. He gained some consolation for his Olympic performance by breaking the 100 m world record in Athens on 14 June 2005, setting a time of 9.77 s, beating American Tim 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 as Maurice Greene’s 1999 world record run of 9.79 s. Wind assistance for Powell was measured at 1.6 m/s, within the IAAF legal 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, and ranked second in the world.

How many times has Asafa Powell run 10 seconds?

Of the over 800 total instances of various athletes dipping under 10 seconds throughout history, Powell is responsible for 97 of them, 11.64%! No other sprinter is even close!

When did Asafa Powell break the world record?

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell smashed the world record for the 100 metres on this day in 2007. Powell clocked 9.74 seconds in the second of two heats at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy.

What is Asafa Powell's top speed?

Powell set a new national record of 9.84 s at the Jamaica International Invitational in May.

Who has the most sub 10 in 100m?

The current men’s world record holder is Usain Bolt , who ran a 9.58 at the 2009 IAAF World Championship competition.

What is the fastest 100m time in the world?

Until, that is, Jamaican legend Usain Bolt set the current world record in August 2009 – almost 13 years ago. Bolt’s time of 9.58 seconds saw him reach an astonishing 44.72km/h when he hit full stride in the 100m final of the Berlin 2009 World Athletics Championships.