Asafa Powell ( born Asafa Powell , born November 23, 1982 in Spanish Town , Jamaica ) - Jamaican sprinter , 2016 Olympic champion and 2009 world champion in 4x100 m relay . Former world record holder in the run of 100 meters . Personal record - 9.72 seconds, which makes him the fourth fastest sprinter in the history at this distance (only Usain Bolt , Johan Blake , and Tyson Gay ran faster).
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| Date and place of birth | November 23, 1982 (36 years) Spanish Town, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 190 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports career | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 100 m | 9.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 19.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 45.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 60 m | 6.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He made his first steps toward his sporting achievements in the quiet village of Linstead, St. Catherine County, Jamaica . Asaph was brought up in strictness. Parents - Reverend William and Sislin Powell - did not allow children to go to dances and concerts. The discipline in the family was very tough, but she helped them raise Asaf and the five older brothers. Asafa started practicing athletics and football at the age of 9, Asafa already ran the fastest at 100, 200 and 400 meters in high school "Charlmount". Out of respect for his parents, Asaf went to university in Jamaica's capital, Kingston , rejecting the offers of American universities. Here he lives and trains, he goes to church every week and lives with his parents and brothers Donovan (formerly a participant in the Olympic Games and manager Asafa), Nigel and Ricardo.
The winner of the Golden League IAAF at a distance of 100 meters in 2006 .
On September 9, 2007, at the IAAF Grand Prix Series Tournament in Rieti (Italy), Powell set a new world record in 100 meters (9.74 seconds).
On August 22, 2008, Asafa won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in the 4 * 100 meter relay as part of the Jamaica national team. At the same time, his team set new world and Olympic records (37.10 seconds). On January 25, 2017, the IOC deprived the Jamaica team, including Powell, of the gold medals at the Beijing Olympics for winning the men's 4x100 meters relay after it turned out that a repeated analysis of Nesta Carter’s samples revealed traces of the forbidden drug methylhexanamine.
On September 2, 2008, at the IAAF Grand Prix tournament in Lausanne (Switzerland), Asafa Powell in the final set a new personal record in the 100 meter race (9.72 seconds).
The winner of the Diamond League IAAF at a distance of 100 meters in 2011 .
Achievements
60 meters
| Event | A place | City | date |
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| Indoor world championship | 4, semifinal | Budapest | March 5, 2004 |
100 m
| Event | A place | City | date |
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| Athletic | Lausanne | September 3, 2008 | |
| Athletics Finals | Stuttgart | September 22, 2007 | |
| Rieti Meeting | 1 and 2 heat | Rieti | September 9, 2007 |
| World Championship 2007 | Osaka | August 26, 2007 | |
| Athletics Finals | Stuttgart | September 9, 2006 | |
| Commonwealth Games 2006 | Melbourne | March 20, 2006 | |
| Athletics Finals | Monaco | September 18, 2004 | |
| Olympic Games 2004 | 5, final | Athens | August 22, 2004 |
| Athletics Finals | 7 final | Monaco | September 13, 2003 |
| 2008 Olympic Games | 3 | Beijing | August 16, 2008 |
| 2009 World Championships | 3 | Berlin | August 16, 2009 |
| Olympic Games 2012 | 8, final | London | August 8, 2012 |
200 meters
| Event | A place | City | date |
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| Athletics Finals | Monaco | September 20, 2004 | |
| Olympic Games 2004 | 4, semifinal | Athens | August 25, 2004 |
4x100 meters
Disqualification
In April 2014, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Committee Disciplinary Commission disqualified Asafa Powell for 18 months for using doping . The deadline for disqualification runs from June 21, 2013 [1] . The athlete himself claims that the banned drug oxilofrin (methylsineprin) was found to be part of the permitted supplement Ephiphany D1 [2] .