Merlene Ottey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Merlene Ottey

Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete

Date of Birth: 10-May-1960

Place of Birth: Hanover Parish, Jamaica

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Slovenia, Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Merlene Joyce Ottey OD (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter.
She began her career representing Jamaica, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012.
She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), seventh on the all-time list over 100 metres and fourth on the all-time list over 200 metres.
She is the current world indoor record holder for 200 metres with 21.87 seconds, set in 1993. Ottey had the longest career as a top level international sprinter appearing at the Pan Am games in 1979 as a 19 year old fresh from U20 and Junior competitions, and concluding her career at age 52 when she anchored the Slovene 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2012 European Championships.
A nine-time Olympic medalist, she holds the record for the most Olympic appearances (seven) of any track and field athlete.
Although gold medal success at the Olympics eluded Ottey, she was able to bring home three silvers and six bronze medals.
She won 14 World Championship medals, and still holds the record (as of 2017) for most medals in individual events with 10.
Her career achievements and longevity led to her being called the "Queen of the Track".
Her proclivity for earning bronze medals in major championships earned her the title of "Bronze Queen" in track circles.Ottey was formerly married to the American high jumper and 400 m hurdler Nat Page and was known as Merlene Ottey-Page during the mid-eighties.