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Asafa Powell

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Asafa Powell CD (born 23 November 1982) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised 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 men's 100-metre athletes. As of 1 September 2016, Powell has broken the 10-second barrier more times than anyone else—97 times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asafa Powell is the 1,411th most popular athlete (down from 239th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 18th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Asafa Powell ranks 1,411 out of 6,025. Before him are Kurt Wires, Édouard Candeveau, László Jeney, Rudolf Lippert, James Fifer, and Martin Lauer. After him are Pietro Speciale, Erki Nool, Gustaf Lindblom, Paul Van Asbroeck, Rita Wilden, and Kazimierz Paździor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Asafa Powell ranks 139. Before him are LA Knight, Philippe Gilbert, Lizzy Caplan, Charlie Cox, Halil Altıntop, and Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. After him are İbrahim Çelikkol, Kentaro Uramoto, Damien Sandow, Hilarie Burton, Noemi, and Flavia Pennetta.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Asafa Powell ranks 51 out of 189. Before him are King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), Carl Douglas (1942), Elaine Thompson (1992), Leonard Howell (1898), and Gregory Isaacs (1951). After him are Errol Brown (1948), Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), Bilal Philips (1947), and Augustus Pablo (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Asafa Powell ranks 10. Before him are George Kerr (1937), Merlene Ottey (1960), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Lennox Miller (1946), Don Quarrie (1951), and Elaine Thompson (1992). After him are Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Donovan Bailey (1967), Keith Gardner (1929), Herb McKenley (1922), and Yohan Blake (1989).

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