Merlene Ottey
Merlene Joyce Ottey 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. She is ranked sixth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eleventh on the all-time list over 100 metres and seventh on the all-time list over 200 metres.
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Background
- Born in
- Hanover Parish
- Educated at
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Awards
- 🏆 Bislett medal🏆 Officer of the Order of Distinction
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1960
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