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Ottey Merlene SLO
Sex Weight Height Date of Birth Place of birth
W 59.00 1.73 10/05/1960 Cold Spring
Information
Formerly married to Nat Page. She won 34 medals in major championships (14 of them at WCh). Won 73 successive finals from May 1989 to Mar 1991. Won 2 overall GP, 5 GP 100m, 2 GP 200m. Won 4x100 relay at WCh 1991 (2nd in 1995, 3rd in 1983 and 1993). SLO National Championships: 2003 (1st, 200m); 2007 (1st, 100m)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
100 Metres 10.74 1.3 Milano 07/09/1996
150 Metres 16.46 Trapani 27/09/1989
200 Metres 21.64 0.8 Bruxelles 13/09/1991
Personal Best - Indoor
Performance Wind Place Date
50 Metres 6.00 Moskva 04/02/1994
60 Metres 6.96 Madrid 14/02/1992
100 Metres 11.21 Tampere 12/02/2001
200 Metres 21.87 Liévin 13/02/1993
300 Metres 35.83 Pocatello, ID 14/03/1981
Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
100 Metres 2011 11.84 0.8 Warszawa 20/09/2011
2010 11.67 0.9 Novo Mesto 13/07/2010
2008 11.60 1.3 Maribor 11/07/2008
2007 11.56 -1.8 Malles 04/08/2007
2006 11.34 1.8 Glasgow 12/08/2006
2004 11.09 2.0 Liège 03/08/2004
2003 11.22 0.6 Velenje 08/06/2003
2002 11.28 1.1 Velenje 25/05/2002
2001 11.31 0.3 Pretoria 23/03/2001
2000 10.99 -1.2 Thessaloníki 30/08/2000
1999 10.97 1.0 Luzern 05/07/1999
1998 11.01 1.1 Stockholm 05/08/1998
1997 10.83 -0.4 Tokyo 06/09/1997
1997 10.83 0.9 Bruxelles 22/08/1997
1996 10.74 1.3 Milano 07/09/1996
1995 10.85 1.4 Göteborg 07/08/1995
1994 10.78 0.4 Paris 03/09/1994
1993 10.82 -0.3 Stuttgart 16/08/1993
1992 10.80 1.6 Salamanca 13/07/1992
1991 10.79 1.7 Vigo 23/07/1991
1990 10.78 1.7 Sevilla 30/05/1990
1989 10.95 1.3 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 25/06/1989
1988 11.00 -0.9 Saint-Denis 07/06/1988
1987 10.87 1.1 WALNUT, CA 31/05/1987
1986 11.06 0.4 Sevilla 24/05/1986
1985 10.92 1.0 WALNUT, CA 28/04/1985
1984 11.01 0.0 WALNUT, CA 25/07/1984
1983 11.07 0.5 Lincoln, NE 06/05/1983
1982 11.03 1.4 Brisbane 04/10/1982
1981 11.07 2.0 Austin, TX 29/05/1981
1980 11.36 Eugene, OR 23/05/1980
1979 11.59 01/01/1979
150 Metres 1989 16.46 Trapani 27/09/1989
200 Metres 2011 24.64 -1.2 Novo Mesto, SLO 13/07/2011
2006 23.82 0.2 Banská Bystrica 27/08/2006
2004 22.72 1.4 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 23/08/2004
2003 22.89 0.0 Nova Gorica 10/08/2003
1999 22.43 0.5 Hechtel 07/08/1999
1998 22.53 1.2 Istanbul 30/05/1998
1997 22.06 0.4 Monaco 16/08/1997
1996 22.08 0.1 Atlanta, GA 01/08/1996
1995 21.93 1.0 Bruxelles 25/08/1995
1994 22.07 0.4 Berlin 30/08/1994
1993 21.77 1.0 Monaco 07/08/1993
1992 21.94 -0.9 Barcelona 03/08/1992
1991 21.64 0.8 Bruxelles 13/09/1991
1990 21.66 -1.0 Zürich 15/08/1990
1989 22.21 0.6 Bruxelles 25/08/1989
1988 21.99 1.3 Seoul 29/09/1988
1987 22.06 1.2 Roma 03/09/1987
1986 22.43 0.9 Budapest 11/08/1986
1985 21.93 0.9 Indianapolis, IN 16/06/1985
1984 22.09 -0.1 Los Angeles, CA 09/08/1984
1983 22.19 1.5 Helsinki 14/08/1983
1982 22.17 -1.0 Knoxville, TN 20/06/1982
1981 22.35 Des Moines, IA 11/04/1981
1980 22.20 1.5 Moskva 30/07/1980
1979 23.10 01/01/1979
Progression - Indoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
50 Metres 2001 6.13 Madrid 14/03/2001
1999 6.06 Liévin 21/02/1999
1996 6.11 Madrid 09/02/1996
1994 6.00 Moskva 04/02/1994
60 Metres 2007 7.30 Leipzig 09/02/2007
2004 7.21 Budapest (SA) 05/03/2004
2003 7.17 Birmingham, GBR 14/03/2003
2003 7.17 Linz 07/03/2003
2001 7.12 Madrid 14/03/2001
2000 7.14 Valencia, ESP 02/02/2000
1999 7.01 Liévin 21/02/1999
1997 7.10 Birmingham 23/02/1997
1996 7.02 Liévin 18/02/1996
1995 6.97 Barcelona 10/03/1995
1995 6.97 Liévin 19/02/1995
1994 6.99 Sindelfingen 06/03/1994
1993 7.01 Liévin 13/02/1993
1992 6.96 Madrid 14/02/1992
1991 7.04 Sindelfingen 03/03/1991
1989 7.10 Budapest (SC) 03/03/1989
1987 7.13 Indianapolis, IN 06/03/1987
100 Metres 2001 11.21 Tampere 12/02/2001
1997 11.29 Tampere 10/02/1997
200 Metres 2003 23.93 Wien 28/01/2003
1993 21.87 Liévin 13/02/1993
1991 22.24 Sevilla 10/03/1991
1991 22.24 Sindelfingen 03/03/1991
1989 22.34 Budapest (SC) 04/03/1989
1987 22.66 Indianapolis, IN 07/03/1987
300 Metres 1981 35.83 Pocatello, ID 14/03/1981
Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
60 Metres
29th European Indoor Championships 4 h 7.33 Birmingham, GBR 03/03/2007
10th IAAF World Indoor Championships 3 sf 7.21 Budapest (SA) 05/03/2004
9th IAAF World Indoor Championships 4 f 7.20 Birmingham, GBR 14/03/2003
5th IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 f 6.97 Barcelona 10/03/1995
3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships 2 f 7.08 Sevilla 08/03/1991
2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships 3 f 7.10 Budapest (SC) 03/03/1989
1st IAAF World Indoor Championships 4 f 7.13 Indianapolis, IN 06/03/1987
100 Metres
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 4 h 11.64 1.3 Osaka 26/08/2007
19th European Athletics Championships 5 sf 11.44 1.2 Göteborg 09/08/2006
28th Olympic Games 5 sf 11.21 -0.1 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 21/08/2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 5 sf 11.26 0.8 Paris Saint-Denis 24/08/2003
27th Olympic Games 4 f 11.19 -0.4 Sydney 23/09/2000
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 7 f 11.29 0.4 Athína 03/08/1997
IAAF/MOBIL Grand Prix Final 1 f 10.74 1.3 Milano 07/09/1996
26th Olympic Games 2 f 10.94 -0.7 Atlanta, GA 27/07/1996
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 f 10.94 0.9 Göteborg 07/08/1995
10th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1 f 10.78 0.4 Paris 03/09/1994
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 f 10.82 -0.3 Stuttgart 16/08/1993
25th Olympic Games 5 f 10.88 -1.0 Barcelona 01/08/1992
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3 f 11.06 -3.0 Tokyo 27/08/1991
2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3 f 11.04 -0.5 Roma 30/08/1987
1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics 4 f 11.19 -0.5 Helsinki 08/08/1983
200 Metres
28th Olympic Games 4 qf 23.07 -0.1 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 23/08/2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 5 qf 23.22 0.0 Paris Saint-Denis 26/08/2003
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 3 f 22.40 -0.7 Athína 08/08/1997
26th Olympic Games 2 f 22.24 0.3 Atlanta, GA 01/08/1996
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 22.12 -2.2 Göteborg 10/08/1995
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 f 21.98 0.0 Stuttgart 19/08/1993
25th Olympic Games 1 qf 21.94 -0.9 Barcelona 03/08/1992
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3 f 22.21 -2.4 Tokyo 30/08/1991
3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 f 22.24 Sevilla 10/03/1991
6th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final 1 f 21.88 1.0 Athína 07/09/1990
2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships 1 f 22.34 Budapest (SC) 04/03/1989
24th Olympic Games 4 f 21.99 1.3 Seoul 29/09/1988
2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics 3 f 22.06 1.2 Roma 03/09/1987
1st IAAF World Indoor Championships 2 f 22.66 Indianapolis, IN 07/03/1987
1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 f 22.19 1.5 Helsinki 14/08/1983
22nd Olympic Games 3 f 22.20 1.5 Moskva 30/07/1980