John is pictured in 1976 the year of the Olympic Games in Montreal. He won the bronze medal there
with a throw of 65.70m, behind compatriot Mac Wilkins and East Germany's Wolfgang Schmidt.
Powell had the misfortune to miss the next Olympics due to the USA boycott of Moscow but he did
pick up another bronze medal when the games were held at Los Angeles in 1984.
Three years later, by which time John had passed 40 years of age, he won a silver medal at
the 1987 World Championships in Rome.
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Men's Discus Final.
1972 Olympic Games.
|
| 1. Ludvik DANEK |
|
CZE |
|
64.40m |
| 2. L. Jay SILVESTER |
|
USA |
|
63.50m |
| 3. Bjorn Rickard BRUCH |
|
SWE |
|
63.40m |
| 4. John POWELL |
|
USA |
|
62.82m |
| 5. Geza FEJER |
|
HUN |
|
62.62m |
| 6. Detlef THORITH |
|
GDR |
|
62.42m |
| 7. Ferenc TEGLA |
|
HUN |
|
60.60m |
| 8. Tim VOLLMER |
|
USA |
|
60.24m |
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Men's Discus Final.
1976 Olympic Games.
|
| 1. Mac WILKINS |
|
USA |
|
67.50m |
| 2. Wolfgang SCHMIDT |
|
GDR |
|
68.22m |
| 3. John POWELL |
|
USA |
|
65.70m |
| 4. Norbert THIEDE |
|
GDR |
|
64.30m |
| 5. Siegfried PACHALE |
|
GDR |
|
64.24m |
| 6. Pentti KAHMA |
|
FIN |
|
63.12m |
| 7. Knut HJELTNES |
|
NOR |
|
63.06m |
| 8. L. Jay SILVESTER |
|
USA |
|
61.98m |
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Men's Discus final.
1984 Olympic Games
|
| 1. Rolf DANNENBURG |
|
GFR |
|
66.60m |
| 2. Mac WILKINS |
|
USA |
|
66.30m |
| 3. John POWELL |
|
USA |
|
65.46m |
| 4. Knut HJELTNES |
|
NOR |
|
65.28m |
| 5. Art BURNS |
|
USA |
|
64.98m |
| 6. Alwin WAGNER |
|
GFR |
|
64.72m |
| 7. Luciano ZERBINI |
|
ITA |
|
63.50m |
| 8. Stefan FERNHOLM |
|
SWE |
|
63.22m |
|
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|
Men's Discus Final.
1987 World Athletics Championships
|
| 1. Jurgen Schult |
|
GDR |
|
68.74m |
|
CR |
|
|
| 2. John POWELL |
|
USA |
|
66.22m |
| 3. Luis Delis |
|
CUB |
|
66.02m |
| 4. Rolf Danneberg |
|
FRG |
|
65.96m |
| 5. Vladimir Zinchenko |
|
URS |
|
65.60m |
| 6. Romas Ubartas |
|
URS |
|
65.50m |
| 7. Imrich Bugar |
|
TCH |
|
65.32m |
| 8. Vaclavas Kidykas |
|
URS |
|
63.64m |
| 9. Marco Martino |
|
ITA |
|
60.60m |
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