Daniel Powell (judoka)

Daniel Powell (born 22 September 1997)[1][2] is a British judoka. He won the gold medal in the Men's 73 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He is currently ranked number 2 in the -73 kg category in the UK by the British Judo Association.

Daniel Powell
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Powell
Born (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997
Walsall, England
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  England
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Rotterdam90 kg J1
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham 73 kg

Early life and education

Born in Walsall, Powell is from Sutton Coldfield.[3]

Career

At the junior level between 2015 and 2017, Powell won four bronze and two silver medals in European Cup competitions and a bronze medal at the 2017 U23 Championships in Podgorica.[1][2]

In senior judo, he is a three times champion of Great Britain, winning the British Judo Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2021.[4]

He won a silver medal at the 2021 European Judo Open Championships in Sarajevo[1][2] and was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where he won gold in the Men's 73 kg,[1] defeating Gambian Faye Njie with an ippon in the golden score period.[5][6]

References
  1. "Daniel Powell". British Judo Association. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. "Daniel Powell". Team England, Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. Joe Edwards (25 July 2022). "Confidence high among Walsall judo hopefuls". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo Association. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. "Judo - Men's 73kg Results". BBC Sport. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. BBC News Midlands [@bbcmtd] (2 August 2022). "Walsall's Daniel Powell has won a judo gold medal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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