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Merlene Joyce Ottey ON OJ OD (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012.
Aug 17, 2004 · When Merlene Ottey surprised everyone by emerging as a medal contender for Jamaica at the Moscow Olympics back in 1980 no one could have imagined that 24 years later she would still be an Olympic sprinter – and still be surprising everyone with her performances, including herself.
May 10, 2021 · Merlene Joyce Ottey has spent a great deal of her life surrounded by the track and a cheering audience. For a large part of that life, she was considered the greatest sprinter male or female in Jamaica's history.
Merlene Ottey was one of the great women sprinters of all-time, her career marred only by her failure to win an Olympic gold medal. At career’s end, Merlene Ottey had won more Olympic medals in track & field athletics than any woman, with nine, with three silver and six bronze medals (later bettered by Allyson Felix ).
Merlene Ottey was introduced to athletics by her mother and competed in six editions of the Olympic Games for Jamaica and one edition for Slovenia. First female Jamaican medallist at 200m. Her very long Olympic career began at the Moscow Games in 1980.
The Bronze Queen: Merlene Ottey and the Undying Pursuit of Olympic Gold Nine Olympic medals. Countless records broken. A career spanning four decades. Yet, the crown jewel of athletic glory,...
Despite having turned 40, Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey picked up two medals at Sydney 2000 to take her collection to nine in an Olympic career that ultimately spanned seven editions of the Games, a track and field record.
On May 10, 1960, in the small village of Cold Spring, Hanover, the world welcome Merlene Joyce Ottey, an extraordinary athlete who became the first woman from the English-speaking Caribbean to win an Olympic Games medal when she claimed bronze in the 200m at the 1980 Moscow edition.
Merlene Ottey was the 1st Caribbean woman to win an Olympic medal. She's the only track and field athlete to participate in 7 different Olympics,... where she represented Jamaica in the first 6 and Slovenia in Athens 2004. She went on to capture a total of 9 medals (3 bronze in the 200m, 2 in the 100m, 1 in the 4x100m relay, and silver in the ...
Honours Summary. 3 x World champion. 3 x Olympic Games Silver medallist. 4 x World Championships Silver medallist. 3 x World Indoor champion. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results.
