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'''Asafa Powell''' (born ] ]) is a ]n ] and the fastest man in the world, who currently holds the ] world record with a time of 9.74 seconds. <ref> retrieved 9th September 2007</ref>
==Career==
Asafa Powell planned to be an engineer before he took up running whilst studying in ]<ref name="guardian"></ref>. His elder brother Donovan was a 100&nbsp;m semi-finalist in the ].<ref></ref> Unlike many of his compatriots, Powell decided against moving to the USA to further his career and continues to train in Kingston where he often runs on grass wearing "flats" (non-spiked running shoes).

Powell first came to the attention of the athletics world at the ] when he suffered the ignominy of being the 'other' athlete disqualified for a false start in the quarter-final where ] memorably refused to leave the track having suffered the same fate (both athletes moving less than 0.1 seconds after gun firing).

The following season, Powell was one of the gold medal favourites for the ] ] in ], after clocking sub-10 second times a record-equalling nine times in a season. However, Powell finished a disappointing fifth in the 100m final, and subsequently pulled out of the 200m final, which he had already qualified for earlier on.

The following year, he gained some consolation by breaking the 100&nbsp;m world record, in Athens on ], ], setting a time of 9.77&nbsp;s. This beat American ]'s ] record of 9.78&nbsp;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 ]'s ] world record of 9.79&nbsp;s. ] for Powell was measured at 1.6&nbsp;m/s, within the ] legal limit of 2.0&nbsp;m/s.

Powell won the 2006 ] title easily but had to get through 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).

Powell's world record appeared to be broken on ], ] by ]'s mark of 9.76 s +1.7m/s wind. However, according to ] rules, his unofficial time of 9.7660 should have been rounded to an official time of 9.77, not 9.76. Gatlin has since tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, so his record is currently under review by the IAAF.
Powell then equaled his world record time on ] ] at ] with a time of 9.77 (+1.5 m/s). August 18 2006, Powell ran the world record time of 9.77 (+1.0 m/s) for the third time in ], Switzerland. Together with ] (400 m) and ] (400 m) he won his sixth out of six ] events (100 m) in the same season, which earned him a total of $250,000. On November 12 2006 he was awarded the title of 2006 Male World Athlete of the Year along with a check of $100,000.

Asafa Powell finished 3rd in the 2007 World Championship final in Osaka, Japan behind ], who won in a time of 9.85 seconds, and was Powell's biggest rival building up to the championships. ], a reported second cousin of Powell's, came 2nd in 9.91. Powell finished in a time of 9.96 seconds into a 0.5m/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 x 100 m. Running the anchor leg of the Jamaican relay team, he came from 5th and pipped Great Britain at the line with a Jamaican national record of 37.89, while USA took the gold.

On ] ], in opening heats of the IAAF Rieti Grand Prix in ], ], Powell ran a new world record time of 9.74 s (+1.7 m/s) in the 100m, 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. <ref> retrieved 9th September 2007 </ref> 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. <ref></ref> In the final, Powell ran 9.78 (0 m/s), the fastest 100 m ever when adjusted for wind assistance and altitude.<ref></ref>

To date Powell has legally run under 10 seconds 31 times. Only ] (52) has more sub 10 times to his name. Powell is the only man to have run legally under 9.80 seconds more than once, having done so five times, and is the only man to have run legally under 10.00 seconds 12 times in a single season.

==Sponsorships==
On ], ], Asafa was announced as global brand spokesperson for ], a nutritional supplements manufacturer. Asafa began taking ] supplements three months before he broke the world record, and credits it with helping him overcome low energy levels during 2005.<ref> retrieved 9th September 2007 </ref>

Asafa Powell wears ] and is sponsored by them.

==Physical characteristics==
* Height: {{cm to in|190}}
* Weight: {{kg to lb|88}}

==Personal bests==

*100m 9.74s (2007)
*200m 19.90s (2006)
*400m 47.0s (2007)

==Honours==
===60 m===
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| 10th world indoor || 5th Semifinal || ] || ] ]
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===100 m===
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! Event || Round || City || Date
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| World Record 9.74 sec|| 1st 2nd Heat||]||] ]
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| 11th IAAF World Championships|| 3rd Final||]||] ]
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| 4th Athletic Final IAAF|| 1st Final|| ] || ] ]
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| ] || 1st Final || ] || ] ]
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| 2nd Athletic Final IAAF || 1st Final || ] || ] ]
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| ] || 5th Final || ] || ] ]
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| 1st Athletic Final IAAF || 7th Final || ] || ] ]
|}

===200 m===
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| 2nd Athletic Final IAAF || 1st Final || ] || ]]
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| ] || 41th Semifinal || ] || ] ]
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==See also==
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