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Asafa Powell

1982 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asafa Powell has received more than 1,297,218 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Asafa Powell is the 357th most popular athlete (up from 361st in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 27th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Asafa Powell ranks 357 out of 3,059. Before him are Roald Larsen, Tyson Gay, Linford Christie, Vera Nikolić, Herma Bauma, and Henry Russell. After him are John Thomas, Martin Lundström, Frank Loomis, Nawal El Moutawakel, Allen Woodring, and Ioannis Theodoropoulos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Asafa Powell ranks 70. Before him are Philippe Mexès, Cory Monteith, Tyson Gay, David Ferrer, Nicki Minaj, and Mijaín López. After him are Shyla Stylez, Elisabeth Moss, Charlie Cox, Maarten Stekelenburg, Emina Jahović, and Seth Rogen.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Asafa Powell ranks 30 out of 168. Before him are Merlene Ottey (1960), Shaggy (1968), Carl Douglas (1942), Burning Spear (1945), Prince Buster (1938), and Linford Christie (1960). After him are Patrick Allen (1951), Leonard Howell (1898), Monty Alexander (1944), Raheem Sterling (1994), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), and King Tubby (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Asafa Powell ranks 5. Before him are Usain Bolt (1986), Ben Johnson (1961), Merlene Ottey (1960), and Linford Christie (1960). After him are Don Quarrie (1951), George Rhoden (1926), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Donovan Bailey (1967), Yohan Blake (1989), Arthur Wint (1920), and Nesta Carter (1985).

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