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Ottey was the first female Caribbean athlete to win an Olympic medal. Ottey has won the most career Olympic medals (9 medals: 3 silver and 6 bronze) in women's track and field, a record now shared with American sprinter Allyson Felix (6 gold and 3 silver).
21 de jul. de 2022 · 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.
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Merlene Ottey (Cold Spring, Jamaica, 10 de mayo de 1960) es una exatleta jamaicana, nacionalizada eslovena después de los JJ.OO. de Sídney 2000, especialista en pruebas de velocidad en las que ganó nueve medallas olímpicas y catorce en campeonatos del mundo.
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.
17 de ago. de 2004 · According to statistician Mark Butler, Ottey’s Olympic record of three silvers, five bronzes, two fourths, one fifth, one sixth and one eighth place make her the greatest female Olympic track and field athlete of all time, ahead on points even of Fanny Blankers-Koen, Irena Szewinska, Shirley Strickland and Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...
Prepare for a roller coaster of emotions, breathtaking performances, and a story that redefines the meaning of perseverance. This is Merlene Ottey, the Bronze Queen, and her quest for Olympic...
