Jevaughn Powell
{{short description|Jamaican athlete}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jevaughn Powell
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| sport = Track and Field
| event = 400m
| collegeteam = UTEP Miners
Florida Gators
| coach = Davian Clarke (UTEP)
Mike Holloway (Florida)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Clarendon, Jamaica
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| height =6ft
| weight =165lbs
| pb = {{ubl
|Outdoor
|200 m: 20.21 (Gainesville, FL 2024)
|400 m: 44.54 (Eugene, OR 2024)
|Indoor
|200 m: 21.02{{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} (College Station, Texas 2020)
|400 m: 45.35{{AthAbbr|i|indoors}} (Fayetteville, AR 2024)
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Male athletics}}
{{MedalCountry|the
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{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Eugene|4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2021 San José|4x100 m}}
{{MedalSilver | 2021 San José|200 m}}
}}
Jevaughn Powell (born 19 November 2000) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/jevaughn-powell-14738008|title=Jevaughn POWELL | Profile | World Athletics|website=worldathletics.org}}
Career
Powell won the Jamaican national championships over 400 metres in 2022. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon Powell didn’t qualify from the heats but did run in the 4 x 400 metres relay in which the team won the silver medal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/us-storm-another-crushing-4x400m-mens-relay-gold-2022-07-25/|title=U.S. storm to another crushing 4x400m men's relay gold|first=Mitch|last=Phillips|date=25 July 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}
He competed collegiately for the University of Texas at El Paso before transferring to the University of Florida.{{cite web | url=https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/utep/utep-track-star-jevaughn-powell-transfers-to-florida/ | title=UTEP track star Jevaughn Powell transfers to Florida | work=ktsm.com | date=31 July 2022 | accessdate=29 August 2023 | author=Guzman, Sam}}
He finished third in the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/148823-watkin-runs-big-personal-best-44-48-to-claim-first-national-400m-title-at-jaaa-national-senior-championships|website=SportsMax|accessdate=29 June 2024|title=Watkin runs big personal best 44.48 to claim first national 400m title at JAAA National Senior Championships Featured|first=Bradley|last=Jacks |date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/thompson-sets-world-leading-mark-win-jamaican-100m-2024-06-29/|website=Reuters|accessdate=29 June 2024|date=29 June 2024|title= Thompson sets world-leading mark to win Jamaican 100m}}{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240628/jaaa-trials-watkin-sets-personal-best-mens-400m-title|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= Watkin sets personal best for men's 400m title|date=28 June 2024}} He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-final.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5841/men-s-400m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics#google_vignette |date=7 August 2024|accessdate=29 August 2024|website=Watch Athletics|title= Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|website=Sportsmax.tv|accessdate=8 July 2024|title= JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=July 7, 2024}}
In May 2025, he was named as a challenger in the long sprints category at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia.{{cite web|url=https://citiusmag.com/articles/grand-slam-track-full-athletes-field-philadelphia-racers-challengers|website=Citiusmag.com|access-date=28 May 2025|title= Grand Slam Track Announces Full Athletes Field For Philadelphia: Full Racers, Challengers Competing|first=Chris|last=Chavez|date=May 23, 2025}}
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Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
Category:Jamaican male sprinters
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes
Category:Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
Category:United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners