| Asafa Powell JAM |
| Date of birth: 23 November 82 |
| Age: 38 years 38 days |
| Height: 190 cm |
| Weight: 88 kg |
| Doping offence: Test: IC Testday: 21.6.13 Substance: Oxilofrine Punishment: 6 months ineligibility Ban start: 21.06.2013 Ban end: 20.12.2013 |
| 4 x 100m Olympic Champion 2016 |
| 2 World Titles |
| 2009: 4x1 2015: 4x1 |
| 4 x 100m World Championships Silver Medallist 2007 |
| 60m World Indoor Silver Medallist 2016 |
| 2 World Championships Bronzes |
| 2007: 100 2009: 100 |
| 100m 5th at Olympic Games 2008 |
| 100m 5th at Olympic Games 2004 |
| 100m 7th at Olympic Games 2012 |
| 100m 7th at World Championships 2015 |
| 8 National Titles |
| 400m World Alltime no. 1489 45.94 Sydney 28 Feb 2009 |
| 200m World Alltime no. 55 19.90 Kingston 25 Jun 2006 |
| 100m World Alltime no. 4 9.72 Lausanne 2 Sep 2008 |
| 60m World Indoor Alltime no. 8 6.44 Portland OR 18 Mar 2016 |
Personal bests in BOLD.
| 50m | |||||||
| Indoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2012 5.64i | 1 | New York NY | 28 Jan | ||||
| 60m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2017 6.62 -0.2 | 1 | Melbourne | 11 Feb | ||||
| 2018 6.73 +0.2 | 7 | Kingston | 27 Jan | ||||
| 2020 6.73 | 1 | Spanish Town | 8 Feb | ||||
| Indoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2003 6.57i | 2 | Erfurt | 31 Jan | ||||
| 2004 6.56i | 1r2 | New York NY | 6 Feb | ||||
| 2012 6.50i | 1h1 | Birmingham | 18 Feb | ||||
| 2015 6.52i | 2 | Boston MA | 7 Feb | ||||
| 2016 6.44i AR | 1h5 | Portland OR | 18 Mar | ||||
| 2018 6.69i | 6 | New York NY | 3 Feb | ||||
| 2020 6.71i | 5 | Boston MA | 25 Jan | ||||
| 100y | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2010 9.07+ WB | 1 | Ostrava | 27 May | ||||
| 100m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2001 10.50 +0.8 | 1-19 | Kingston | 22 Jun | ||||
| 2002 10.12 +1.3 | 1 | Rovereto | 28 Aug | ||||
| 2003 10.02 +0.8 | 1 | Bruxelles | 5 Sep | ||||
| 2004 9.87 +0.2 NR | 1 | Bruxelles | 3 Sep | ||||
| 2005 9.77 +1.6 WR | 1 | Athína | 14 Jun | ||||
| 2006 9.77 +1.5 WR | 1 | Gateshead | 11 Jun | ||||
| 2007 9.74 +1.7 WR | 1h2 | Rieti | 9 Sep | ||||
| 2008 9.72 +0.2 | 1 | Lausanne | 2 Sep | ||||
| 2009 9.82 +1.4 | 1 | Szczecin | 15 Sep | ||||
| 2010 9.72w +2.1 | 1 | Oslo | 4 Jun | ||||
| 2010 9.82 +0.6 | 1 | Roma | 10 Jun | ||||
| 2011 9.78 +1.0 | 1 | Lausanne | 30 Jun | ||||
| 2012 9.85 +0.6 | 2 | Oslo | 7 Jun | ||||
| 2014 9.87 +1.6 | 1 | Austin TX | 23 Aug | ||||
| 2015 9.81 +1.3 | 1 | Saint-Denis | 4 Jul | ||||
| 2016 9.92 +1.9 | 2 | Székesfehérvár | 18 Jul | ||||
| 2017 10.08 -1.2 | 2 | Doha | 5 May | ||||
| 2018 10.24 +0.3 | 4 | Chorzów | 22 Aug | ||||
| 2019 10.02 +1.9 | 2 | Leverkusen | 24 Jul | ||||
| 2020 10.51 -2.2 | 1rD | Kingston | 11 Jul | ||||
| 200m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2002 20.48 +0.4 | 4 | Rieti | 8 Sep | ||||
| 2004 20.06 +0.7 | 1 | Monaco | 19 Sep | ||||
| 2006 19.90 +1.3 | 1 | Kingston | 25 Jun | ||||
| 2007 20.00 -0.3 | 1 | Shanghai | 28 Sep | ||||
| 2010 19.97 0.0 | 1 | Kingston | 27 Jun | ||||
| 2011 20.55 +0.5 | 3 | Kingston | 16 Apr | ||||
| 2016 20.45 +0.9 | 1 | Kingston | 7 May | ||||
| 400m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2006 48.28 | 7 | Kingston | 28 Jan | ||||
| 2007 47.17 | 1 | Kingston | 17 Feb | ||||
| 2008 48.76 | 5r10 | Kingston | 26 Jan | ||||
| 2009 45.94 | 4 | Sydney | 28 Feb | ||||
| 2010 47.56 | 1r1 | Kingston | 20 Feb | ||||
| 2015 50.75 | 6 | San Antonio TX | 4 Apr | ||||
| 2016 47.51 | 2 | San Antonio TX | 26 Mar | ||||
| 4 x 100m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2005 38.90 | 3 | Walnut CA | 17 Apr | ||||
| 2006 38.36 | 1 | Melbourne | 25 Mar | ||||
| 2007 37.89 AR | 2 | Osaka | 1 Sep | ||||
| 2008 39.22 | 1 | Kingston | 22 Mar | ||||
| 2009 37.31 | 1 | Berlin | 22 Aug | ||||
| 2011 38.33 | 1 | Philadelphia PA | 30 Apr | ||||
| 2012 38.27 | 2 | Kingston | 14 Apr | ||||
| 2013 38.63 | 1 | Montego Bay | 9 Feb | ||||
| 2015 37.36 | 1 | Beijing | 29 Aug | ||||
| 2016 37.27 | 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 19 Aug | ||||
| 4 x 400m | |||||||
| Outdoor Alltime Show/hide | |||||||
| 2006 3:08.18 | 1 | Montego Bay | 11 Feb | ||||
| 2009 3:10.56 | 1 | Montego Bay | 14 Feb | ||||
| Outdoor | |||||||||
| 100m | |||||||||
| CWG | 2002: | 4s2 | 10.26 | 2q3 | 10.28 | 1h3 | 10.30 | ||
| WC | 2003: | q2 | DQ | 1h9 | 10.05 | ||||
| OG | 2004: | 5 | 9.94 | 1s2 | 9.95 | 2q5 | 9.99 | 1h7 | 10.06 |
| CWG | 2006: | 1 | 10.03 | 1s2 | 10.03 | 1q3 | 10.29 | 1h6 | 10.53 |
| WC | 2007: | 3 | 9.96 | 2s1 | 10.08 | 1q1 | 10.01 | 2h6 | 10.34 |
| OG | 2008: | 5 | 9.95 | 1s2 | 9.91 | 1q5 | 10.02 | 1h2 | 10.16 |
| WC | 2009: | 3 | 9.84 | 2s2 | 9.95 | 1q3 | 9.95 | 3h3 | 10.38 |
| OG | 2012: | 7 | 11.99 | 3s1 | 9.94 | 1h5 | 10.04 | ||
| WC | 2015: | 7 | 10.00 | 2s3 | 9.97 | 1h1 | 9.95 | ||
| 200m | |||||||||
| OG | 2004: | 4s2 | 20.56 | 2q3 | 20.23 | 4h5 | 20.77 | DNS | |
| 4 x 100m | |||||||||
| WC | 2003: | DNF | |||||||
| CWG | 2006: | 1 | 38.36 | 1h3 | 38.52 | ||||
| WCp | 2006: | DNF | |||||||
| WC | 2007: | 2 | 37.89 | 1h2 | 38.02 | ||||
| OG | 2008: | h2 | 38.31DQ | 37.10DQ | |||||
| WC | 2009: | 1 | 37.31 | ||||||
| WC | 2015: | 1 | 37.36 | 1h2 | 37.41 | ||||
| OG | 2016: | 1 | 37.27 | 2h2 | 37.94 | ||||
| Indoor | |||||||||
| 60m | |||||||||
| WC | 2004: | 5s2 | 6.71 | 1h8 | 6.60 | ||||
| WC | 2016: | 2 | 6.50 | 1s3 | 6.44 | 1h5 | 6.44 | ||
note:click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.
| 50m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| Indoor | 5.64 | New York NY | 28 Jan 2012 | |||||
| 60m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| races under 6.60: 13 | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 6.62 -0.2 | Melbourne | 11 Feb 2017 | |||||
| Indoor | 6.44 AR | Portland OR | 18 Mar 2016 | |||||
| 100y | ||||||||
| 1 World Record 1 World Best | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 9.07+ WB | Ostrava | 27 May 2010 | |||||
| 100m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| races under 10 seconds (legal): 97 | ||||||||
| 4 World Records | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 9.72 +0.2 | Lausanne | 2 Sep 2008 | |||||
| 200m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 2 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| races under 20.30 (legal): 8 | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 19.90 +1.3 | Kingston | 25 Jun 2006 | |||||
| 400m | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 45.94 | Sydney | 28 Feb 2009 | |||||
| 4 x 100m | ||||||||
| Winstreak: 2 (finals) Show/hide | ||||||||
| 1 World Record | ||||||||
| Outdoor | 38.27 | Kingston | 14 Apr 2012 | |||||
| 100m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 9.72 +0.2 | 1 | Lausanne | 2 Sep 2008 | ||||
| 9.74 +1.7 | 1h2 | Rieti | 9 Sep 2007 | ||||
| 9.77 +1.6 | 1 | Athína | 14 Jun 2005 | ||||
| 9.77 +1.5 | 1 | Gateshead | 11 Jun 2006 | ||||
| 9.77 +1.0 | 1r2 | Zürich | 18 Aug 2006 | ||||
| 9.77 +0.9 | 1h1 | Rieti | 7 Sep 2008 | ||||
| 9.78 0.0 | 1 | Rieti | 9 Sep 2007 | ||||
| 9.78 +1.0 | 1 | Lausanne | 30 Jun 2011 | ||||
| 9.81 +1.3 | 1 | Saint-Denis | 4 Jul 2015 | ||||
| 9.82 0.0 | 1 | Monaco | 29 Jul 2008 | ||||
| Average: 9.773 | |||||||
| 60m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 6.44i | 1s3 | Portland OR | 18 Mar 2016 | ||||
| 6.44i | 1h5 | Portland OR | 18 Mar 2016 | ||||
| 6.49i | 1s2 | Houston TX | 12 Feb 2016 | ||||
| 6.50i | 1h1 | Birmingham | 18 Feb 2012 | ||||
| 6.50i | 3 | Birmingham | 18 Feb 2012 | ||||
| 6.50i | 1h3 | Houston TX | 12 Feb 2016 | ||||
| 6.50i | 2 | Portland OR | 18 Mar 2016 | ||||
| 6.52i | 2 | Boston MA | 7 Feb 2015 | ||||
| 6.54i | 1 | Boston MA | 28 Feb 2016 | ||||
| 6.55i | 1h1 | Boston MA | 28 Feb 2016 | ||||
| Average: 6.498 | |||||||
| 4 x 100m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 37.27 | 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 19 Aug 2016 | ||||
| 37.31 | 1 | Berlin | 22 Aug 2009 | ||||
| 37.36 | 1 | Beijing | 29 Aug 2015 | ||||
| 37.41 | 1h2 | Beijing | 29 Aug 2015 | ||||
| 37.89 | 2 | Osaka | 1 Sep 2007 | ||||
| 37.94 | 2h2 | Rio de Janeiro | 18 Aug 2016 | ||||
| 38.02 | 1h2 | Osaka | 31 Aug 2007 | ||||
| 38.27 | 2 | Kingston | 14 Apr 2012 | ||||
| 38.33 | 1 | Philadelphia PA | 30 Apr 2011 | ||||
| 38.36 | 1 | Melbourne | 25 Mar 2006 | ||||
| Average: 37.816 | |||||||
| 200m, 10 best results (legal): | |||||||
| 19.90 +1.3 | 1 | Kingston | 25 Jun 2006 | ||||
| 19.97 0.0 | 1 | Kingston | 27 Jun 2010 | ||||
| 20.00 -0.3 | 1 | Shanghai | 28 Sep 2007 | ||||
| 20.06 +0.7 | 1 | Monaco | 19 Sep 2004 | ||||
| 20.10 -1.7 | 1 | Santo Domingo | 1 May 2004 | ||||
| 20.23 +0.5 | 2q3 | Athína | 24 Aug 2004 | ||||
| 20.24 -0.5 | 2 | Roma | 2 Jul 2004 | ||||
| 20.28 +1.7 | 1 | Birmingham | 25 Jul 2004 | ||||
| 20.45 +0.9 | 1 | Kingston | 7 May 2016 | ||||
| 20.46 +1.2 | 1 | Spanish Town | 13 Jun 2004 | ||||
| Average: 20.169 | |||||||
| 50m: | 1 |
| 60m: | 29 |
| 100y: | 2 |
| 100m: | 255 |
| 200m: | 25 |
| 400m: | 9 |
| 4 x 100m: | 31 |
| 4 x 400m: | 2 |
position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.
| 60m | |||||||
| 6.71i | SB (162) | 5 | New Balance | Boston MA | New Balance, Boston MA | 25 Jan | |
| 6.73 | SB (18) | 1 | Spanish Town | Spanish Town | 8 Feb | ||
| 100m | |||||||
| 10.51-2.2 | SB (367) | 1rD | Kingston | Kingston | 11 Jul | ||
| Season | Ind/Out | Event | Pos | Result |
| 2002 | Outdoor | 100m | 21 | 10.12 |
| 2002 | Outdoor | 200m | 40 | 20.48 |
| 2003 | Outdoor | 100m | 12 | 10.02 |
| 2003 | Indoor | 60m | 17 | 6.57 |
| 2004 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 9.87 |
| 2004 | Outdoor | 200m | 5 | 20.06 |
| 2004 | Indoor | 60m | 10 | 6.56 |
| 2005 | Outdoor | 100m | 1 | 9.77 |
| 2006 | Outdoor | 100m | 1 | 9.77 |
| 2006 | Outdoor | 200m | 5 | 19.90 |
| 2007 | Outdoor | 100m | 1 | 9.74 |
| 2007 | Outdoor | 200m | 8 | 20.00 |
| 2008 | Outdoor | 100m | 2 | 9.72 |
| 2009 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 9.82 |
| 2010 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 9.82 |
| 2010 | Outdoor | 200m | 6 | 19.97 |
| 2011 | Outdoor | 100m | 2 | 9.78 |
| 2011 | Outdoor | 200m | 69 | 20.55 |
| 2012 | Outdoor | 100m | 4 | 9.85 |
| 2012 | Indoor | 50m | 2 | 5.64 |
| 2012 | Indoor | 60m | 5 | 6.50 |
| 2014 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 9.87 |
| 2015 | Outdoor | 100m | 3 | 9.81 |
| 2015 | Indoor | 60m | 6 | 6.52 |
| 2016 | Outdoor | 100m | 8 | 9.92 |
| 2016 | Outdoor | 200m | 93 | 20.45 |
| 2016 | Indoor | 60m | 1 | 6.44 |
| 2017 | Outdoor | 60m | 7 | 6.62 |
| 2017 | Outdoor | 100m | 47 | 10.08 |
| 2018 | Outdoor | 60m | 11 | 6.73 |
| 2019 | Outdoor | 100m | 28 | 10.02 |
| 2020 | Outdoor | 60m | 18 | 6.73 |
| Significant winstreaks 100m (at least 5 finals): | |||||||
| Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 25 Aug 2016 -> 8 Apr 2017 Show/hide | |||||||
| Winstreak 2: 8 (finals) 7 Sep 2014 -> 4 Jul 2015 Show/hide | |||||||
| Winstreak 3: 5 (finals) 9 Sep 2007 -> 21 Feb 2008 Show/hide | |||||||
| Winstreak 4: 5 (finals) 29 May 2007 -> 7 Aug 2007 Show/hide | |||||||
| Winstreak 5: 16 (finals) 9 Mar 2006 -> 9 Sep 2006 Show/hide | |||||||
| Winstreak 6: 5 (finals) 3 Sep 2004 -> 7 May 2005 Show/hide | |||||||
| Winstreak 7: 5 (finals) 12 Jun 2004 -> 6 Aug 2004 Show/hide | |||||||
| Significant winstreaks 4 x 100m (at least 5 finals): | |||||||
| Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 11 Feb 2006 -> 13 May 2006 Show/hide | |||||||