Merlene Ottey
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Merlene Ottey is a Jamaican-born sprinter renowned for her exceptional longevity and success in international track and field, including multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Championships in Athletics medalist
ⓘ
human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Jamaica
ⓘ
Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-05-10 ⓘ |
| discipline | sprint ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| familyName | Ottey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Merlene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Order of Distinction (Jamaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional longevity in sprinting
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winning multiple Olympic medals ⓘ winning multiple World Championship medals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterRepresented | Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Merlene Joyce Ottey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityAtPeakCareer | Jamaican ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipated |
1980 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1984 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1988 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1992 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2004 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicMedalsTotal | 9 ⓘ |
| OlympicMedalType |
bronze
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| personalBest100m | 10.74 s ⓘ |
| personalBest200m | 21.64 s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cold Spring, Hanover Parish, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedNationalTeam |
Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| status | retired from elite competition ⓘ |
| trainingBaseLaterCareer | Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsBronzeMedals | 7 ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsGoldMedals | 3 ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsMedalsTotal | 14 ⓘ |
| WorldChampionshipsSilverMedals | 4 ⓘ |
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