Mike Powell (athletics)

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Medal record
Powell at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Powell at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver 1988 Seoul Long jump
Silver 1992 Barcelona Long jump
World Championships
Gold 1991 Tokyo Long jump
Gold 1993 Stuttgart Long jump
Bronze 1995 Gothenburg Long jump

Michael ("Mike") Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is a former American Track and Field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.

Mike Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo), he broke Bob Beamon's 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4½ in). The world record still stands. His feat earned him the James E. Sullivan Award and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 1991.

Powell won long jump silver medals at both the 1988 Olympics and 1992 Olympics. As well as his famous 1991 victory, he won the long jump again at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, and came third at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.

After the 1996 Olympics, Powell retired. He returned in 2001 with a goal of competing in the 2004 Olympics, but did not make the American team.

Powell, who attended the University of California at Los Angeles, is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of the United States Larry Myricks		 Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1990 — 1991		 Succeeded by
Flag of the United States Carl Lewis
Preceded by
Flag of the United States Carl Lewis		 Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1993		 Succeeded by
Flag of the United States Erick Walder


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