100m - Asafa Powell - 9.77 - Gateshead 2006

Gateshead 11.06.2006

[@nunceypowell1719]

Powell is and will be my favorite sprinter

[@Shem441]

This dude has been putting it in overdrive for a minute...truly A god gifted sprinter...unfortunately he has had some untimely lapses in a few major finals.....nevertheless one of the great sprinters of all time.

[@dwightgordon8007]

Asafa we will always love you bro, you will never be forgotten Jamaica 🇯🇲 forever

[@rodneywashington2017]

Asafa Powell runs how Ken Griffey Jr. Hits. Just amazingly natural, easy and graceful. Incredible starts too!!!

[@romaneingram9823]

The race that revolutionize Jamaican sprinting I call it the realization.

[@bevenawilliams8491]

Asafa ran so gracefully..he is my boy

[@cosmicwisdom999]

He has one of the best start and techniques, when that mental thing effects him alot

[@potatosalad5355]

Jesse Owens...?

[@user-vm9hh2se7s]

@@potatosalad5355 Asafa Powell is the blueprint for sprinting technique. Jesse Owens lol, his technique was awful. You must be a casual

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

What a starter this guy is, and when he gets into his up right mode of sprinting Asafa makes top speed running look so darn easy.. Technique Baby Technique and so hard to believe hes never won a world or Olympic indoor or out Gold medal in the show box at home?? Crazy huh just goes to show how mental focus is just as important as the sprinting itself I guess. Comes like 5th or 6th in the Olympics and a week later he shows Usain his back for the whole race. So unpredictable but I always thought he was going to win the world and Olympics Gold at 100m. Hes had some team members on his relay teams over the years too. Imagine all the great sprinters we never heard of because of the depth of talent in sprinting in Jamaica is so deep. 10.3sec would just about win the irish national championships. There are school kids running 10.3 n quicker in Jamaica for G'awd sake it simply amazing. Nice post and memory of another great performance from Asafa 😉🏅🇮🇪

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

I remember a world indoor champs Asafa done 1 year and in the semi final I think he ran 6.42sec n he eased down in the last 10/15 meters of that particular race. But yet again looking like the favourite for the title but he got beat running something like 6.49sec just goes to show when running relaxed he was simply unbeatable but when the pressure was on and he pushed him self he was restricting his flow by being tense and pushing himself for the win. So many good memories of his races. I watched him in practice training doing a 300m n eased out a 32sec 300m. Which I do believe he cud of been a medal winner at 200m if he wanted to. Think he was able to to like 46.1sec for 400m in his traditional 1st race of the season as he was doing lots of 400m in training for conditioning n get him ready for 100m for the rest of the season. I think he ran 10.27sec in France or Italy last season into a strong head wind. But hasn't Asafa got about 110 sub 10sec clocking for the 100m which is a world record in its self??

[@pwbtv]

Wonderful analysis, you have written what everyone in Jamaica thinks... He is the greatest "what if sprinter". He could have, well maybe; toppled Usain's apple cart, if he had the mental fortitude to do the rounds at major championships. With his incredible start Usain would always have to play catch up. Who to tell, maybe if Usain had a bad day and Asafa did his typically flawless start. Maybe and just maybe history would have been a little different. However, I guess we'll never know. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

@@pwbtv I take it your jamaican yourself? But yeah us fans of sprinting must all think if Asafa had that mental fortitude to scramble up Usains Applecart as u called it ha ha I really do believe the WR For 100m if Asafas wud still be 9.5? A nice 2.0m per second wind behind him that record could be just that bit quicker than 9.58sec? And I still believe if Asafa spent some of his yrs focusing on the 200m he could well of won a world champs or 2004 Olympic games at 200m and ran about 19.2ish for the distance too? Who know but we all can have our opinions I guess. I hope to see 1 more sub 10sec for the Tonne by Asafa before he calls it a day? I'll never forget him that's for sure. 🇮🇪🏃‍♀️🇮🇪

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

No mate I'm Irish but I. Know a few people here in Ireland that know all the jamaican sprinters thru physiotherapy and I understand there training methods and mindset. It's something that sud be taken on by lots of sprinters world wide yo.. 🇮🇪🏃‍♀️🇨🇮

[@leos8977]

You do understand that sometimes more than on boy runs 10.1 but almost every year someone runs 10.1/ 10.2 in Jamaica High School Track.

[@chrisrobbie8675]

The MOST GRACEFUL sprinter I have ever seen in my life. My all-time favorite.

[@jacquelinejones8395]

Can't stop watch this race

[@rodericko9534]

See how proud n joyful the man was😊..so beautiful..Gid bless him..

[@kemarthorpe]

Great run Asafa Powell

[@richmuscle8316]

That start was unreal

[@predragmilosevic8125]

ASAVA LEGEND❤️👍👍👍

[@artisticskillz01]

The fastest man to never be an individual world or olympic champion

[@artisticskillz01]

@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN apart from the commonwealth games years ago

[@hungryhandz1067]

Li Obee no self confidence…Chokes in the big Games !!!…👊🏾

[@cmhyperviper1174]

Artistic Skillz well he actually did choke in the '06 Games he tightened up and ran a 10.03

[@diegogeneral1217]

😥😥😥

[@kristoffermccarthy1847]

Total shame, imagine once being the fastest man in the world with the wr to your name, plus the most sub 10s, yet nothing tangible to show for it except 2 dusty bronze medals for WC.

[@kingsweattv2465]

i have never seen an Asafa powell race, where i didn't think to myself " he could have run a faster time "

[@kingsweattv2465]

@@cosmicwisdom999 Yea! true, that is a factor. He is the most elite sprint technician ever in high-level track to me. Runs like a gazelle. Pity he suffers from crazy anxiety, but then again it makes sense considering the fact that, he really only wanted to be a mechanic lol

[@evertonwright7474]

@@cosmicwisdom999 after the fact, we can now see why he has not achieved the ultimate in the game. I noticed, he had this habit of shutting down way too early, before the race is finished. It is a shame his connections did not pick up on this, and corrected it, who knows what would have happened

[@aDDmoreJuiceTV]

TRUE! He always slows down right before clearing the finish line.

[@lerebele1]

@@aDDmoreJuiceTV could some sort off bravado thing thats come back to haunt him for life!

[@realdiamondshow]

@@evertonwright7474 Incredible how you could pick up on this..and no professional coaches did....Really? If you really think that, you are a fool. No doubt coaches have done all they can to get a man to run 9.77. If you could do better, why are you not a pro coach?

[@hughcunningham8036]

Jamaica 🇯🇲need more sprinters like powel and bolt ,,,we doo need that band

[@Nahulanham]

It's all about technique, power and quick twitch and most of all INTENT.

[@9wiseart117]

Well done Asafa

[@Lifewithgoldbridge121]

The day Justin Gatlin decided to go to the pharmacy.

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

Don't they all go to the pharmacy? But paying like $20,000 for supplemental medication. Hummmm uv gotta be suspicious about them all except for Usain of course 😉🇮🇪

[@radmisko6577]

It was not this particular day but much earlier

[@mauriceokongo9861]

all of them bolt included

[@fathercblacklove4158]

@@mauriceokongo9861 and your mama

[@hanswerner5608]

😂

[@vbyfield2012]

And then came bolt..🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲..spotlight short- lived

[@szymon6207]

New record 9.63 sec well done ! Rt 0.049 good start

[@vickiethompson229]

There will always be a first

[@solwesfe9352]

Everytime I see the old Powell I remember Francis Obikwelu. There was also a certain Aziz Zakari back then.

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

Francis (Take 4 stride on the bend) Obikwelu and then into the home straight I remember 1st seeing a tall Gangly Francis at the 1996 Olympics or even 92? Won his 1st round heat and was still a junior for Nigeria at the time. Then ended up representing Portugal and running 9.86sec which is the current and equal European record holder for 100m with French sprinter. His name escapes me now but if ur a fan u know who I'm on about n not Christophe la'metrie.

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

@oceej0 Ghanaian is right, I had an old training partner of mine who made the Atlanta Games in 96 in the 100m and was up against Aziz in the 1st round of the 100m at those games, Neil Ryan was his name n he got hammered by him, think he finished 6th or 7th in that race n only ran 10.78sec but had a PB of 10.44sec. Nerves must of played it's part there. He told me that he cudnt get over the muscularity of the other sprinters and was convinced they were all using a little something else to help them run so fast n have such huge physeeks especially in the hips and upper bodies?? Just passing on the info I was told by someone who was there. 🏅🏃‍♀️🇨🇮

[@terryd624]

@@michaelgeoghegan8850 the french 100 meter record holder is Jimmy Vicaut

[@terryd624]

@@michaelgeoghegan8850 The french 100 meter record holder is Jimmy Vicaut

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

@@terryd624 Thanks for that, with so many sprinters that have come n gone since I became a young fan in 1987 its mighty hard to remember all their names n where they come from ect.

[@swishman7175]

+Jonny Woodburn Will we ever see this Asafa's attitude again? Focus, serious, even angry!! He really want to show up in this race!

[@Suko8688]

Asafa my idol

[@blackmamba-un2mv]

Maurice Green is a show boat i remember when he said that America must stop allowed Caribbean countries athletes to used their facilities to train and compete against them and beat them.

[@rastamanprime2344]

Asafa "perfect form" Powell

[@tmat04]

Best physic, ever, in sprinting!

[@dwayneplummer12]

tmat04 what do you mean psychic? Did you meant physique?

[@robertlangdon494]

I think he meant biomechanics

[@bestplanet8440]

@@robertlangdon494 pointless to tell him now 2 years later

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

And most of his weight training was done with his on body weight, a Physioball, a box and light weights. Keep it simple with simple cheap equipment it not what u know but how you use it YO. I once had the honour of meeting his Core conditioning coach Mikey Rubin who was in ireland learning from the most gifted physios in Ireland "Anthony the Star Geoghegan" and he explained to me in detail how he'd coach the Jamaican sprinters with so little equipment and got results very fast and cleverley reduced the chance of injuries with the training methods he used. So I have the secrets everyone, anyone seeking help to improving there sprinters or any athletes for that matter? I'm just here guys and ladies and more than willing to share the methods used to improve athletes off the track. Just drop me a line if ud like me to help?? I live in Western Ireland 🇮🇪

[@marciaburtongordon5028]

​@@dwayneplummer12 yes a dat him mean.😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrGloryglorymanutd18]

If not for the pressure he'd have run 9,6 easily and won a few major gold medals.

[@szymon6207]

Have record ?

[@adiallo2108]

A fast race..

[@powerproductionz5680]

I swear back then there had to be a false start before the race

[@szymon6207]

3:49 sound like and try beafore problem gun !

[@winstonjacobs198]

Newcastle, England will never experience anything like this again, for now anyway?

[@rayban7538]

This time Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in the making! !!

[@meleciastone9765]

How Powell 🤔 neva win a Olympic game is beyond me great runner 😊

[@sidneycruz7738]

1° Usain Bolt 2° Yohan Black 3° Tyson Gay 4° Justin Gatlin 5° Asafa Power

[@potatosalad5355]

Powell! Idiot

[@camfg8908]

Sitten tuli herra Usain ja loppu on historiaa...

[@anthonybryant1969]

Bolt will come and rewrite this time and then some.

[@angellapink6667]

❤️

[@szymon6207]

Go Back blocks and will stand up !

[@nike8020]

不正スタートサイレンはこわい笑笑

[@richardmorris6605]

And then came Usain Bolt

[@hhtudjejejejueueh4384]

Nice asafa powell

[@skaizu]

"Siinä ne miehet nyt sitten............. 5 minuuttia myöhemmin ...ovat."

[@MrKarlozz]

Cancer Zone booboo, pls trunslayt

[@andrewison4728]

You would expect the muscular looking guys to be fastest, then Powell steps up and runs away with it. Don't judge a book by its cover

[@ckobo84]

Say what? One of the 8 muscular looking guys did win it.

[@auburnmann3630]

Wilt Chamberlain of the 100m

[@szymon6207]

German commentary

[@anthonyferguson4121]

Good

[@user-br6sv9sq7k]

ナァーーッハァッハァッハァーー

[@szymon6207]

Speed 37 kmh

[@stickyanddaddy1569]

Dude in the Orange...hum okay..lol

[@Lil08103]

look like he ready to murder somebody lol

[@timmytheinventor4746]

Was this the WR at the time?

[@user-jx5eq6tm1e]

Same time

[@melvyns1975]

Didnt understand a word of that but still better than American commentary 😀

[@sweetjamaica6766]

🤡🤡🤡🙄🙄🙄🙄💩

[@Will-xx4qs]

I've been looking into the history of 100m and didnt know 1 of the 100m world records was at the club I trained at wtf

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

Who was the athlete n where was the club and what year n time if u don't mind me asking?? Cheers

[@Will-xx4qs]

@@michaelgeoghegan8850 haha. It's this video

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

@@Will-xx4qs Ah will u got me there, so ur a Newcastle man. Some facility I'd say there at Gateshead. I'm from Portsmouth myself but live in Ireland now. I sprinted for Portsmouth AC way back 1993-95. And then became Irish champion at 200m in 1997. Are u a sprinter will? If so hows training going for you or whatever event u do?

[@Will-xx4qs]

@@michaelgeoghegan8850 yeah I do sprinting. 200,400 and 800m. I havent raced in like 2 years tho.

[@michaelgeoghegan8850]

@@Will-xx4qs some range there. Has injury prevented u from training or are u getting to old to compete with the young fellas?

[@imanjordan3050]

Peace & love stop hating Justin..Asafa never won any individual world or Olympic medals..Asafa has doping allegation as well..

[@beverleyguthrie8513]

Mr Powell if you please

[@MrBusunglueck]

why?

[@bigstronkbee]

5:30

[@szymon6207]

Finally start

[@leroybanging2687]

After failing in the Olympics too. What could of been.

[@yennox5338]

This was 2006 though...

[@leroybanging2687]

@@yennox5338 what’s up young blood. Damn I feel old telling you he came 5th in the 2004 Olympics. He was the favourite but that failing to perform on the day hurt him a lot. He needs to get 100 sub 10 seconds though

[@yennox5338]

@@leroybanging2687 I'm aware of what transpired. You made it seem like this was all in the same year.

[@TheMpota]

who came 2nd

[@geeunit831]

to think he could’ve run much faster if he didn't slow up in the last few meters

[@thee_jetsetter208]

Funny how that was the 9.77 was a WR then came usain Bolt casually jogging 9.76 like a stroll in the park

[@tytiger7176]

He never won the big races, he's some what of a question mark ?

[@Loveamericasave]

Dope cheat

[@samholt9177]

Bolt ran that on the daily lol

[@remixcommunity1480]

Lol

[@DRAGOMIR16]

Hello, thank you for video ❤️

[@mistadanny2844]

5:25

[@szymon6207]

Yes it has