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.
Usain Bolt is another famous Jamaican track runner., another Jamaican track runner, is also a famous one.
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.
