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

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. 1 2 3 4 "Daniel Powell". British Judo Association. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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