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


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About Merlene Ottey

  • 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.

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