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  Mike Powell
Powell is also involved in the humanitarian efforts of Olympic Aid, an organization made up of Olympic athletes who have devoted their time and efforts to helping children around the world.
Powell never scored in an NCAA meet while at UC-Irvine, and was nicknamed "Mike Foul" for his many unsuccessful attempts at hitting the board.
Powell won Olympic silver medals in 1988 and 1992, and was the dominant long jumper in the world in 1993 and 1994, winning 34 competitions in a row.
www.usatf.org /athletes/bios/oldBios/2001/Powell_Mike.asp   (695 words)

  
  Mike Powell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Anthony "Mike" Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American Track and Field athlete.
After the 1996 Olympics, Powell retired, but he returned in 2001 with a goal of competing in the 2004 Olympics.
Powell is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Powell   (169 words)

  
 GoldMedalMortgage.com to Sponsor Olympian, Mike Powell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike Powell beat Carl Lewis in 1991 with a jump of 29 feet 4 inches which surpassed Bob Beamon's 23-year-old record.
Powell is the current world record holder in the long jump after beating Carl Lewis at the World Championships in 1991.
Powell is now, at the age of 40, back in training and plans to compete at the Summer Olympics in Athens.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-04-2004/0002225398&EDATE=   (410 words)

  
 LJ World Record-Holder and UCLA Alum Mike Powell to Join Bruin T & F Coaching Staff; Will Coach UCLA Women and Men's ...
Mike Powell, who competed at UCLA in 1986 and is the world record-holder in the long jump, has joined the Bruin track & field coaching staff.
Mike Powell, the world record-holder in the long jump who competed for UCLA in 1986, is returning to the Bruins and will coach UCLA's women and men's jumps and also assist with the multi-event athletes.
Powell is filling the Bruin coaching vacancy left by Robert Johnson, who recently joined the University of Oregon track & field staff after two seasons with the Bruins.
www.cstv.com /sports/c-track/stories/090805aag.html   (742 words)

  
 Lacrosse News
From the Baltimore Bayhawks: Mike Powell announced his intention to play in the MLL for the 2005 season in a press release issued by his agent.
Release from Powell's press agent: Believe what you have been hearing on the street as the rumors are true; Mike Powell has announced his intent to play in Major League Lacrosse in the upcoming 2005 season.
Powell spent the better part of last year working out of the new Brine West office in Denver, Colorado designing his signature Mikey Powell line of lacrosse clothing and equipment.
www.laxpower.com /laxnews/news.php?story=226   (469 words)

  
 Mike Powell's Bio & Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike Powell was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama.
Powell was shipped to Vietnam in May of 1969 where he was assigned to the 262d QM (Quarter Master) Battalion, POL (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants), 1st Logistical Command, located in Cam Ranh Bay, that supplied fuel and other petroleum products throughout the II Corps Area.
As a Sp4, Powell was awarded the Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with V device, and the Bronze Star with V device while flying as a door gunner on the UH-1H Assault Helicopter.
www.vietvet.org /mpindex.htm   (272 words)

  
 Third Powell Poised to Bread Lacrosse Record
Mike Powell, an SU senior, needs just five points to tie his brothers' career points record.
Mike Powell has made it clear all season that adding another championship to the one the Orangemen won in 2002 is his primary goal.
As much as Mike Powell prefers to consider himself more entertainer than athlete, as much as he has become the Justin Timberlake of college lacrosse, complete with shrieking teenage girls who ask him to sign body parts, he is at his core a great lacrosse talent.
www.alllacrosseamerica.com /artman/publish/printer_Donna_Ditota.shtml   (1056 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike Powell: We agree that dynamic and static interfaces could be built on a hidden but common layer.
Mike Powell: I am a little concerned that plastering CDL on top of their solution is a good solution or vice versa.
Mike Powell: What I say will be subject to attack since I have not had time to put this into good order.
www.omg.org /docs/1991/91-06-03.txt   (3940 words)

  
 Mike Powell Fuses With Brine to Drive the Future of Lacrosse
Powell is both endorsed by Brine and has been appointed their Marketing Specialist to work with Brine's advertising agency and launch Brine West in Denver, CO. This arm of Brine will focus on expanding distribution and introducing lacrosse to national and international markets.
Powell has already shown the game a handful of things they've never seen before, including the front flip shot that was featured on ESPN as one of the best on-field sports moves of 2004.
Powell is well known for his award-winning talent as an offensive attackman, as well as for his talents as a musician.
www.advfn.com /news_mike-powell-fuses-with-brine-to-drive-the-future-of-lacrosse_8410489.html   (806 words)

  
 Cal State Fullerton Track & Field
Mike Powell, the current world record holder in the long jump and a volunteer coach at Cal State Fullerton for the past two years, has been hired by the university as a full-time assistant to Head Coach John Elders.
Powell, 39, will work with the horizontal jumpers, the sprinters and hurdlers in the position vacated in September when Chris Asher was hired as the head coach at Cal State Los Angeles.
Powell is a three-time (1984, 1988 and 1992) U.S. Olympian and two-time (1988 and 1992) silver medalist in the long jump.
sports.fullerton.edu /track&field/2002/powellhired.html   (319 words)

  
 References for Mike Powell
Mike is very organized and analytical which served him well in the excellent performance of his underwriting duties.
Powell has developed spreadsheets for our industry that aided in the speed and clarity of our business transactions through a concise presentation of what is needed to communicate the facts.
Powell, in addition to being most reliable, has proven to be of strong moral character and exhibits a "can do" attitude while delivering timely results.
members.tripod.com /powell-pics-cool/references.htm   (1087 words)

  
 LaxNation.com
Powell is in the class of elite players, if you deny that you’re are a fool.
Mike is being exposed to the wide world of sports, and his legend precedes him.
Powell is a victim of his own extraordinary talent combined with his wild popularity … or should I say exposure.
www.laxnation.com /home/displayarticle.php?category=articles&title=mpowell2&articleid=209   (824 words)

  
 Player Bio: Mike Powell :: Women's Track
Mike Powell, the world record-holder in the long jump, and a former Bruin, enters his second season with UCLA as the jumps coach.
Powell's first year at UCLA saw much success for the jump squad as several athletes qualifi ed and competed at the NCAA Championships and won West Region and Pac-10 titles.
Powell coached Renee Williams to All-American honors in the triple jump, while Rhonda Watkins competed in both the long and high and Caroline Sommers competed in the high jump at Nationals.
uclabruins.cstv.com /sports/w-track/mtt/powell_mike00.html   (568 words)

  
 Babbling Brooks: A diplomatic departure
So Colin Powell is finally resigning from the Bush administration, although class act that he is, he's waiting for his replacement to be found.
Powell allowed himself to be converted to the institutional bias at the State Department, which is overwhelmingly left leaning in nature.
Only an insider would know whether Powell was persuaded by the bureaucrats at State to side with the status quo (U.N. makes the rules, pre-emptive regime change is the ultimate international sin), or whether he was already on board before assuming his duties as Secretary of State.
babblingbrooks.blogspot.com /2004/11/diplomatic-departure.html   (1800 words)

  
 At 40, Mike Powell wants to be an Olympian again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike Powell coaches the long jump at his academy in Southern California.
Powell announced his return to the long jump Wednesday for one last time, three years after his last competition.
Powell wowed the world in Tokyo in 1991 with a jump of 29-41/2 to break Bob Beamon's record.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/06/02/sports1446EDT0413.DTL&type=printable   (736 words)

  
 Inside Lacrosse - News
Powell is the first Brine player to be uniquely positioned as both an endorsed athlete and an employee.
Powell has already shown the game a handful of things they’ve never seen before, including the front flip shot that was featured on ESPN as one of the best onfield sports moves of 2004.
Powell is well known for his award-winning talent as an offensive attackman, as well as for his talents as a musician.
www.insidelacrosse.com /page.cfm?Cat=1&tabbar=0&pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=69258   (576 words)

  
 MIKE POWELL TURNING PRO?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike Powell won a pair of NCAA Championships at Syracuse University, and won the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2002 & 2004.
Mike Powell capped off his stellar collegiate career by helping the Orange to its ninth NCAA Championship in 2004.
In the championship game against Navy, Powell had a goal and five assists and was named the NCAA Most Outstanding Player for the second time in his career.
www.nll.com /printer_1432.shtml   (382 words)

  
 Mike Powell's Bio & Index
Mike Powell was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama.
Powell was shipped to Vietnam in May of 1969 where he was assigned to the 262d QM (Quarter Master) Battalion, POL (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants), 1st Logistical Command, located in Cam Ranh Bay, that supplied fuel and other petroleum products throughout the II Corps Area.
As a Sp4, Powell was awarded the Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with V device, and the Bronze Star with V device while flying as a door gunner on the UH-1H Assault Helicopter.
grunt.space.swri.edu /mpindex.htm   (272 words)

  
 Not Your Typical Powell :: by Matt DaSilva, Lacrosse Magazine Online Staff
Just recently, Casey and Ryan Powell learned they might be sued by Warrior for breach of contract in their new endorsement deal with Brine.
For Mike Powell, who put off professional lacrosse for a year as he pursued music and marketing careers in Denver, Colo., this was precisely the scene he wanted to avoid.
Mike would rather have the campground to himself, to strum on his guitar beside the fire.
laxmagazine.collegesports.com /sports/s-pro/content/061505aaa.html   (806 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Athletics | Powell to make shock return
Powell, who set his record 13 years ago in Tokyo, retired three years ago after a distinguished career.
Powell's duel with Lewis at the 1991 World Championships is widely regarded as one of the great moments in athletics history.
But Powell, who earlier in his career had been nicknamed "Mike Foul" for his inability to hit the take-off board correctly, then came up with the greatest jump in history, an incredible 8.95m, to blow away a record many had thought was unbreakable.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/athletics/3766415.stm   (531 words)

  
 Mike Powell - THE SOUTHEAST TX ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTISTS
Mike grew up in southern Michigan (Tecumseh) and was active in music from an early age.
Mike resides in the Houston, TX area with his wife and three children.
Mike is an insurance underwriter working with business insurance, and also is A+ certified and a power computer user.
members.tripod.com /elvislives99/eta/mikepowell.htm   (291 words)

  
 Naples Florida Realtors, Downing-Frye Realty, in Naples Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike specializes in beach and water front properties as well as golf course properties.
Since Mike has been involved in many different aspects of real estate, he acts as more of a consultant who knows the "inside story" than as just a salesperson.
Mike is also straightforward enough to sometimes advise his customers not to buy if it's not the right property for them - "I help them make the decision that's best for them.
www.downing-frye.com /powell/powell_bio.htm   (289 words)

  
 Player Bio: Mike Powell :: Men's Track
Mike Powell, the world record-holder in the long jump, and a former Bruin, enters his second season with UCLA as the jumps and multi-events coach.
Powell also had much success on the women's team, coaching Renee Williams to All-American honors in the long jump, while Rhonda Watkins competed in both the long and high and Caroline Sommers competed in the high jump at Nationals.
Powell set the world record in the long jump (29-4.50) at the 1991 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Tokyo, and handed Carl Lewis his first loss in 10 years.
uclabruins.cstv.com /sports/m-track/mtt/powell_mike00.html   (543 words)

  
 GoldMedalMortgage.com To Sponsor Olympian, Mike Powell.
Mike Powell beat Carl Lewis in 1991 to become world record holder in the long jump.
"Mike recently announced that, at the age of 40, he is back in training and plans on taking one of the three spots available on the US Olympic team that will compete in Athens, and we want to support him,’ continues Arroyo.
Powell is the current world record hold in the long jump after beating Carl Lewis at the World Championships in 1991.
www.prleap.com /pr/674   (497 words)

  
 CNN.com - Apologetic Jackson says 'costume reveal' went awry - Feb. 3, 2004
Powell told CNN he was not convinced the incident was an accident.
Powell said MTV and the CBS network's more than 200 affiliates and company-owned stations could be fined $27,500 apiece.
Powell said he "expressed my great displeasure" over the incident in a telephone call Monday with CBS President and CEO Mel Karmazin, who "promised to cooperate" with the investigation.
www.cnn.com /2004/US/02/02/superbowl.jackson   (1012 words)

  
 isen.blog: Mike Powell on Next Telecom Act
Powell said a better course of action would be to write an IP statute that will take the industry forward.
Powell said reopening the Telecom Act to a total rewrite could take seven or eight years and would open it up to a wide range of political influences.”
Powell’s vision is that as IP networks and applications grow and older, more vertically integrated applications shrink, such an act will replace the older Telecom Acts, resulting in what he calls, “Self-executing deregulation.” He used this term at least twice; self-executing.
isen.com /blog/2005/02/mike-powell-on-next-telecom-act.html   (294 words)

  
 Sofinnova Ventures - Mike Powell
As a pilot, diver, trapshooter, fisherman, skier and dinosaur hunter, Mike is the Indiana Jones of Sofinnova Ventures.
Mike had the honor of being the first scientist from the biotechnology industry to be elected a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Mike is currently Board President of AVAC (AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition), a Vaccine Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a Strategic Advisor to OneWorld Health.
www.sofinnova.com /html/team_powell.htm   (273 words)

  
 BBC Southern Counties Radio Appreciation Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
You can catch Mike's show from 1pm to 4pm every Sunday which is broadcast simultaneously on BBC Southern Counties Radio and BBC Radio Solent.
Mike is multitalented; not only is he a great presenter for BBC SCR/Solent, but also works shifts for BBC Five Live, is one of the station's regular weather reporters, produces some of other people's programmes, can be heard sometimes reading the news and occasionally fills in for other presenters when they are away.
Mike has had a very interesting and varied past with jobs including an airline steward on long haul flights and has trained as a catholic priest.
homepage.ntlworld.com /trevor.barker/zoe/bbcscr/mike.htm   (256 words)

  
 Gold Medal Mortgage.Com to sponsor Mike Powell, Long Jump World Record Holder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mike Powell beat Carl Lewis in 1991 to become world record holder in the long jump.
“Mike recently announced that, at the age of 40, he is back in training and plans on taking one of the three spots available on the US Olympic team that will compete in Athens, and we want to support him,” continues Arroyo.
Powell is the current world record hold in the long jump after beating Carl Lewis at the World Championships in 1991.
www.goldmedalmortgage.com /PressRelease   (569 words)

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