Daniel Powell (judoka)

Daniel Powell

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Powell
Born	(1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27) Walsall, England
Medal record Men's judo Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 73 kg

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.

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.

External links

• Daniel Powell at the International Judo Federation