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Mike Powell
Medal record
Powell at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Representing United States
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Long jump
	1992 Barcelona	Long jump
World Championships
	1991 Tokyo	Long jump
	1993 Stuttgart	Long jump
	1995 Gothenburg	Long jump

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Michael ("Mike") Anthony Powell (born November 10 1963) is a former American Track and Field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.

Powell won long jump silver medals at both the 1988 Olympics and 1992 Olympics. As well as his famous 1991 victory, he won the long jump again at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, and came third at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.

After the 1996 Olympics, Powell retired. He returned in 2001 with a goal of competing in the 2004 Olympics, but did not make the American team.

Powell, who attended the University of California, Irvine and later transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles, is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.

Records
Preceded by Bob Beamon	Men's Long Jump World Record Holder August 30, 1991 –	Succeeded byIncumbent
Sporting positions
Preceded by Larry Myricks	Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1990 — 1991	Succeeded by Carl Lewis
Preceded by Carl Lewis	Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1993	Succeeded by Erick Walder