Adrienne Power (born December 11, 1981) is a Canadian sprinter, who specialized in the 200 metres.[1] She won two bronze medals for both the 200 metres and 4×400-metre relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.[2]
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| Nationality |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 11, 1981 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tiger Track Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peter Lord | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 22.86 s (2008) 400 m: 51.85 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editBorn in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Power was raised by and spent most of her life with her grandparents in East Jeddore. She attended Dalhousie University in her birthplace, where she was a key member of the women's track and field program, under her personal and head coach Dan Hennigar. She won a total of nine medals, including six gold, at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships, and was the only Atlantic University athlete to ever win the CIS Athlete of the Year award.[3] In 2005, Power graduated from the University, with a bachelor's degree in commerce.[4]
Athletic career
editSince graduating from the University, Power began training for the Tiger Track Club under her personal coach Hennigar. In 2005, she claimed her first title for the 200 metres, and won the bronze in the 100-metre sprint two years later. She made her international debut at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she achieved a top-ten finish as part of the national team in the sprint relay. The following year, Power set her personal best time of 22.86 seconds for the 200-metre sprint at the U.S.A. Track and Field High Performance Sprint and Power meet in Provo, Utah.[5] She qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by winning the gold medal for the 200 metres at the Canadian Track and Field Championships.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Power was the nation's lone female sprinter to compete for the 200 metres. She ran in the fifth heat against seven other athletes, including defending Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica. She finished the race in fifth place by seven hundredths of a second behind Sheniqua Ferguson of the Bahamas, outside her personal best time of 23.40 seconds. Although she was ranked below the mandatory qualifying slots, Power advanced into the next round based on her fastest time allotted in the preliminary heats.[6] Power, however, fell short in her bid for the semi-finals, as she placed sixth in the second round, with her slowest possible time of 23.51 seconds.[7]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Power made her international breakthrough, as she captured the bronze medal in the 200 metres, with an impressive time of 23.52 seconds, placing behind four-time Olympian Cydonie Mothersill of the Cayman Islands and England's Abi Oyepitan.[2] She nearly missed out of the podium, together with her national team, as they placed fourth in the women's 4 × 400 m relay; however, they were immediately upgraded into the bronze medal position, following the disqualification of the Nigerian team.[8]
Power currently trains for the Tiger Track Club in Halifax, and serves as a coach and mentor to the current track team.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrienne Power". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ a b Croucher, Phillip (12 October 2010). "Power nabs bronze for Canada". Metro News Canada. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ a b Pearce, Nick (31 July 2008). "Olympic dreams". Dalhousie University News. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ Woodbury, Richard (20 July 2012). "Back on track". Halifax Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Adrienne Power". Canadian Sports Centre. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 200m Round 1 – Heat 5". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 200m Round 2 – Heat 3". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay awarded the Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal". Athletics Canada. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
External links
edit- Adrienne Power at World Athletics
- Adrienne Power at Olympics.com
- Adrienne Power at Team Canada
- "Adrienne Power at NBC 2008 Olympics website". Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- Adrienne Power at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Official website [permanent dead link]
