Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, CDis a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 metres world record 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 being the fifth fastest time in the history of the event. As of October 2012, Powell has broken the ten-second barrier legally more times than anyone else – 95 times...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 November 1982
CitySpanish Town, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
That guy is a great starter but I knew I had it from the start.
It's okay for a first competition for the guys.
It's good to know that I can do it again for my country. It's a very, very good feeling. I am really very excited and I know people will also be excited in Jamaica.
It was a great race. He's a great champion. I respect him a lot.
It was a good race anyway. He's a great champion.
This is my first major championship and it says to the world that I can do it.
It shows no-one knows how fast a man can run
That was my first major championships back in 2002 and I didn't get to perform as well as I wanted to because I was young and I was just coming up.