Merlene Joyce Ottey ON OJ OD (born 10 May 1960) 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 See more

In 1999, during a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, a urine sample submitted had returned positive for the banned anabolic steroid See more

• Ottey ranks at number seven on the all-time list of the 200 metres, and number ten on the 100 metres list.
• In 1990, Ottey was awarded the World Athlete of the Year and the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year awards. See more

• Merlene Ottey at World Athletics
• Merlene Ottey at Olympics.com
• Merlene Ottey at Olympedia See more

Merlene Ottey was born to Hubert and Joan Ottey in Cold Spring, Hanover, Jamaica. She was introduced to the sport by her mother, who … See more

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 resided in Ljubljana, where she represented her new country in … See more

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
• List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists See more