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Merlene Ottey Biography
Merlene Ottey is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on May 10, 1960 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica. Jamaica’s Queen of the Track, from Slovenia, won nine Olympic medals in track events. This is more than any woman in history.
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Merlene Ottey was born to Hubert and Joan Ottey in Cold Spring, Hanover, Jamaica. She was introduced to the sport by her mother, who bought her a manual on track and field. In her early school years in the 1970s, Ottey attended Gurneys Mount and Pondside Schools before graduating from Ruseas and Vere Technical high schools. There she frequently competed barefoot in local races.
Ottey’s inspiration came from listening to the track and field broadcast from the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where Donald Quarrie ran in the sprint finals. Her athletics career took off when she moved to the US and attended the University of Nebraska in 1979, where she joined the track team. She represented Jamaica in the 1979 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal in the 200 m. She graduated from university with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and married fellow athlete Nathaniel Page in 1984 and briefly used the name Merlene Ottey-Page. The couple later divorced.
Nat Page, an American high-jump Olympian, was her husband.
| Name | Merlene Ottey |
| First Name | Merlene |
| Last Name | Ottey |
| Occupation | Runner |
| Birthday | May 10 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Hanover Parish |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Jamaica |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Hubert Ottey, Joan Ottey |
| Siblings | Desmond Ottey, Ruthven Ottey, Janet Ottey, Hugh Ottey, Beverley Ottey, Yvonne Ottey |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Her seven Olympic appearances from 1980 to 2004 are the most by any Track & Field athlete. The next highest is six, by javelin thrower and heptathlete Tessa Sanderson, discus thrower Lia Manoliu, and middle-distance runners Maria Mutola and João N’Tyamba.
Merlene Ottey Net Worth
Merlene Ottey is one of the richest Runner from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Merlene Ottey's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After hearing about Donald Quarrie’s 1976 Olympics sprinting, she decided to move to the U.S. in order to pursue track training.
After controversy over whether she should resign from the Jamaican national running team in order to give younger runners a chance to run, she moved to Slovenia in 1998.
Merlene Joyce Ottey OD (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican 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 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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Runner |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In the 1980 Moscow games, Ottey became the first female English-speaking Caribbean athlete to win an Olympic medal. Back in Jamaica, she was awarded an Officer of the Order of Nation, and the Order of Distinction for ‘services in the field of sport’.
In the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Ottey won a gold medal in the 200 m and silver medal in the 100 m. Nearly a decade later, in the 1990 Commonwealth Games, she won gold in both events. Ottey was named Ambassador of Jamaica after her gold medal win in the 1993 world championships. She has also been named Jamaican Sportswoman of the year 13 times between 1979 and 1995.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Merlene Ottey height 5 ft 9 in Merlene weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
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.
Throughout her career, she has won nine Olympic medals, which ties with Allyson Felix for the most by any woman in track and field history [1]. These include three silver and six bronze medals. She has never won an Olympic gold medal, but lost by five thousandths of a second to Gail Devers in the 100 m Final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when they both recorded the same time of 10.94 seconds. This was not her closest finish to Devers – she recorded a time of 10.812 seconds to Devers’ 10.811 seconds in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart – still the closest finish at an international athletics meet.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Merlene Ottey. You may help us to build the dating records for Merlene Ottey!She held the record for most World Championship medals, winning 14 (three gold, three silver, eight bronze) between 1983 and 1997, until Allyson Felix took her total from 13 to 16 in 2017 and then to 18 in 2019. Ottey still holds the record for most World Championship medals in individual events, with 10. 13 of her medals at the Olympics and World Championships were bronze, earning her the nickname “the Bronze Queen” in racing circles. Ottey was appointed an Ambassador at Large by the Jamaican government in 1993.
Facts & Trivia
Merlene Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Merlene Ottey celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.
In 1998 Ottey moved to Slovenia and began training with Slovene coach Srđan Đorđević. There she was still representing Jamaica. However, in May 2002, she became a Slovene citizen, and now resides in Ljubljana, where she represents her new country in international events.
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