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Merlene Ottey in Warsaw, Poland, in September 2011
Personal information
Birth name	Merlene Joyce Ottey
Full name	Merlene Joyce Ottey
Citizenship	Jamaican (birth), Slovenia (since May 2002)
Born	(1960-05-10) 10 May 1960 (age 64) Cold Spring, Hanover, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Spouse	Nat Page (1984–1987; divorced)
Sport
Country	Jamaica (1978–2002) Slovenia (2002–2012)
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games (9 medals) 0 3 6 World Championships (14 medals) 3 4 7 World Indoor Championships (7 medals) 3 2 2 Total (30 medals) 6 9 15 Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 100 m 1996 Atlanta 200 m 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay 1980 Moscow 200 m 1984 Los Angeles 100 m 1984 Los Angeles 200 m 1992 Barcelona 200 m 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m relay 2000 Sydney 100 m World Championships 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay 1993 Stuttgart 200 m 1995 Gothenburg 200 m 1983 Helsinki 200 m 1993 Stuttgart 100 m 1995 Gothenburg 100 m 1995 Gothenburg 4x100 m relay 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay 1987 Rome 100 m 1987 Rome 200 m 1991 Tokyo 100 m 1991 Tokyo 200 m 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay 1997 Athens 200 m World Indoor Championships 1989 Budapest 200 m 1991 Seville 200 m 1995 Barcelona 60 m 1987 Indianapolis 200 m 1991 Seville 60 m 1989 Budapest 60 m 2003 Birmingham 60 m Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 200 m 1990 Auckland 200 m 1990 Auckland 100 m 1982 Brisbane 100 m 1982 Brisbane 4x100 m relay Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 4x100 m relay 1979 San Juan 200 m

Merlene Joyce Ottey (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 Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eighth on the all-time list over 100 metres and sixth on the all-time list over 200 metres. She is the current world indoor record holder for 200 metres with 21.87 seconds, set in 1993. She was named Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year 13 times between 1979 and 1995.

Ottey had the longest career as a top-level international sprinter appearing at the 1979 Pan American Games as a 19-year-old fresh from U-20 and Junior competitions, and concluding her career at age 52 when she anchored the Slovene 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2012 European Championships.

A nine-time Olympic medalist, she holds the record for the most Olympic appearances (seven) of any track and field athlete. Although gold medal success at the Olympics eluded Ottey, she was able to bring home three silvers and six bronze medals. She won 14 World Championship medals, and still holds the record (as of 2017) for most medals in individual events with 10. Her career achievements and longevity led to her being called the "Queen of the Track". Her proclivity for earning bronze medals in major championships earned her the title of "Bronze Queen" in track circles.

Ottey was formerly married to the American high jumper and 400 m hurdler Nat Page and was known as Merlene Ottey-Page during the mid-1980s.

Life and sprinting career

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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 Rusea's 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 won 14 individual national titles and earned 24 All-America awards, both of which are the most by any Husker student-athlete. Ottey won multiple NCAA titles in each of her five total seasons, including five combined indoor and outdoor titles in 1982 and four in 1981. She earned multiple All-America accolades in each of her five seasons, with seven combined All-America awards in 1982, six in 1980 and five in 1981. Ottey was also a member of Nebraska's indoor national championship teams in 1982, 1983 and 1984. She still holds Nebraska's top indoor marks in the 55- and 200-meter dashes and the program's top outdoor marks in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.

She represented Jamaica in the 1979 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal in the 200m. She graduated from university with a Bachelor of Arts degree, married fellow athlete Nathaniel Page in 1984, and briefly used the name Merlene Ottey-Page. The couple later divorced.

In the 1980 Moscow games, Ottey became the first female English-speaking Caribbean athlete to win an Olympic medal. Back in Jamaica, she was awarded an Officer of the Order of Nation and the Order of Distinction for "services in the field of sport".

In the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Ottey won a gold medal in the 200 m and a silver medal in the 100 m. Nearly a decade later, in the 1990 Commonwealth Games, she won gold in both events. Ottey was named Ambassador of Jamaica after winning her gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. She has also been named Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year 13 times between 1979 and 1995.

Throughout her career, she has won nine Olympic medals, which ties with Allyson Felix for the most by any woman in track and field history . These include three silver and six bronze medals. She had never won an Olympic gold medal but lost by five-thousandths of a second to Gail Devers in the 100m final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when they both recorded the same time of 10.94 seconds. This was not her closest finish to Devers – she recorded a time of 10.812 seconds to Devers' 10.811 seconds in the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart – still the closest finish at an international athletics meet.

Her seven Olympic appearances from 1980 to 2004 are the second most by any Track & Field athlete, after Spanish race walker Jesús Ángel García.

She held the record for most World Championship medals, winning 14 (three gold, three silver, eight bronze) between 1983 and 1997 until Allyson Felix took her total from 13 to 16 in 2017 and then to 18 in 2019. Ottey still holds the record for most World Championship medals in individual events, with 10. 13 of her medals at the Olympics and World Championships were bronze, earning her the nickname "the Bronze Queen" in racing circles. Ottey was appointed an Ambassador at Large by the Jamaican government in 1993. She was inducted into Nebraska's first Athletics Hall of Fame Class in 2015.

Controversy

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In 1999, during a meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, a urine sample submitted had returned positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. Her 'B' sample also contained higher than normal levels of the substance. Ottey was subsequently banned by the IAAF from competing in the World Championships in Seville, Spain.

Ottey fought to clear her name, asserting that charge was a "terrible mistake", and that she was innocent of knowingly taking steroids. In the summer of 2000, Ottey was cleared of all charges by the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association; the IAAF lifted its two-year ban after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the case. The case was dismissed because the retesting order by the CAS was not completed in the time frame allotted.

In Jamaica, at the National Senior Trials before selection for the Olympics, Ottey placed a disappointing fourth. According to the rules of the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA), only athletes who had finished in the top three at the trials were eligible to run at the Olympics; she was only qualified to run on the 4 x 100 m relay team. Ottey asked that she be substituted for another team member, a courtesy that had been extended to others in the past. The JAAA's decision to replace Peta-Gaye Dowdie with Ottey caused widespread controversy. Dowdie's team members and many Jamaicans believed that Ottey had bullied her way onto the team. Jamaican 400 m Olympian and championship medallist Gregory Haughton led the notorious "Games Village" protests to oust Ottey, which made international headlines. The protest ended when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) threatened to throw the Jamaicans out of the Games if the team managers were not able to control their athletes.

At the 2000 Olympics, Ottey finished fourth in the 100 m, beaten from a medal by fellow Jamaican sprinter Tayna Lawrence. The race was won by Marion Jones, who registered 10.75 seconds, followed by Ekaterini Thanou of Greece in 11.12 seconds. Lawrence posted 11.18 seconds to Ottey's 11.19 seconds. In the 4×100 relay, the Jamaican team – bronze medalist Lawrence, teenager and newcomer Veronica Campbell, and Beverly McDonald – was anchored by Ottey to a silver medal. This medal gave Ottey her eighth medal, the most ever for a female athlete. Nine years later, after the disqualification of Jones for steroid abuse, Ottey's fourth place in the 100 m was retroactively promoted to third – giving Ottey her ninth medal – and Lawrence to second.

Due to the controversy, Ottey decided that "after Sydney, I said I wasn't going to run another race for Jamaica ... because I felt like the Jamaicans were trying to push me out of the sport, and I really needed to prove my point, that I might be 40 but I can still run."

Slovenia

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 international events.

Ottey competed for Slovenia in the 100 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she reached the semifinals. She finished 5th, missing out on qualification for the final by just 0.03s. At age 46, she competed in the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. She finished fifth in the semi-finals of the 100 metres and did not qualify for the final, which was won by Belgium's Kim Gevaert.

Ottey failed by 0.28 seconds to reach her eighth Olympic Games, aged 48 in 2008. Despite this, two years later, she qualified for the Slovenian 4x100-meter relay squad at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, where she became the oldest athlete ever to participate in the history of the European championships.

At the age of 52, Ottey competed in the 4x100 meters relay at the 2012 European Athletics Championships. The Slovenian team were ranked 22nd in the world before the 2012 Olympics with only the top 16 teams qualifying.

Since 2014, Ottey has lived in Switzerland.

Records and achievements

• 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.
• Ottey is the first female athlete to run 60 metres under seven seconds (6.96 in 1992).
• Ottey is the only woman to have run the 200 metres under 22 seconds indoors (21.87 in 1993).
• Ottey has the second 100 and 200 metres one day combination, with 10.93 and 21.66 (32.59 total) at the 1990 Weltklasse Zurich grand prix.
• Ottey has run 100 metres under eleven seconds – 68 times (plus 9 wind-assisted) a record among female sprinters.
• Ottey has run 200 metres under twenty-two seconds - 16 times (plus 1 wind-assisted), another record among female sprinters.
• Ottey has 57 consecutive wins in 100 metres – the most consecutive wins over 100 metres for a female and 34 consecutive wins at 200 metres.
• Ottey holds the official World Masters Athletics world records in the 100 m and 200 m for the age groups W35 ( 100- 10.74 in 1996, 200- 21.93 in 1995 ) W40 ( 100- 10.99 in 2000, 200- 22.74 in 2004 ) W45 ( 100- 11.34 in 2006, 200- 23.82 in 2006 ) W50 ( 100- 11.67 in 2010, 200- 24.33 in 2010 ).
• Ottey is the first from the Western Hemisphere (outside the USA) to win two individual medals at the same Olympic Games.
• At the 1995 World Championships, Ottey became the oldest ever female gold medallist when she won the 200 m at age 35 years 92 days. At the 1997 World Championships in Athens, she became the oldest female medallist ever at 37 years 90 days, when she won the bronze medal. In the 2000 Olympics, at age 40, Ottey became the oldest female track and field medalist when she anchored the Jamaican women's 4×100 metres to a silver medal. With the disqualification of Marion Jones, she was awarded the bronze medal in the 100 metres, making her the oldest individual medallist.
• Ottey, along with Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix, is one of four athletes to win twenty or more medals at the Olympic Games and the World Championships (combined).
• Ottey holds the record for running the fastest women's Indoor 200 metres in 21.87 seconds. This record has stood since 1993 and remains (as of 2016) the only sub-22sec clocking by a woman indoors.
• In six World Championships competing for Jamaica, Ottey has won fourteen medals: three gold, four silver, and seven bronze medals, while at the Olympics, she has earned three silver and six bronze medals.
• 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).
• Ottey has the quickest 200m performance ever into a headwind (-1.0m/sec or more ) achieved when clocking 21.66 (-1.0) in Zurich, 1990.
• Ottey has won the Jamaican Sportsperson of the Year (sportswoman) a record 13 times, first winning in 1979 and last winning in 1995. No man or woman has won the award more.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Jamaica
1978	CAC Junior Championships (U-20)	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	200 m	25.34s A
			1st	4x100 m relay	47.12s A
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:58.8 A
1979	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	100 m	11.87s
			2nd	200 m	24.05s
			2nd	4x100 m relay	46.47s
	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	3rd	200 m	22.79w
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	3rd	200 m	22.20
			6th	4x100 m	43.19
			heats	4x400 m	3.31.5
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	2nd	100m	11.03
			1st	200 m	22.19w
			3rd	4x100 m	43.69
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	100 m	11.19
			2nd	200 m	22.19
			3rd	4x100 m	42.73
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	3rd	100 m	11.16
			3rd	200 m	22.09
			8th	4x100 m	53.54
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	4th	60 m	7.13
			2nd	200 m	22.66
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	100 m	11.04
			3rd	200 m	22.06
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	DNS (sf)	100 m	11.03 (qf)
			4th	200 m	21.99
			DNS (f)	4x100 m	43.30 (sf)
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	60 m	7.10
			1st	200 m	22.34
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	1st	100 m	11.02w
			1st	200 m	22.76
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	60 m	7.08
			1st	200 m	22.24
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	100 m	11.06
			3rd	200 m	22.21
			1st	4x100 m	41.94
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	100 m	10.88
			3rd	200 m	22.09
				4x100 m	DNF
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	100 m	10.82
			1st	200 m	21.98
			3rd	4x100 m	41.94
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	200 m	22.23
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	60 m	6.97
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	100 m	10.94
			1st	200m	22.12
			2nd	4x100 m	42.25
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	2nd	100 m	10.94
			2nd	200 m	22.24
			3rd	4x100 m	42.24
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	7th	100 m	11.29
			3rd	200 m	22.40
1998	Goodwill Games	New York City, United States	4th	100 m	11.21
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	100 m	11.19
			2nd	4x100 m	42.13
Representing  Slovenia
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	60 m	7.20
	World Championships	Paris, France	11th (sf)	100 m	11.26
			16th (qf)	200 m	23.22
			heats	4x100 m	DISQ
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th (sf)	60 m	7.21
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	10th (sf)	100 m	11.21
			DNF (sf)	200 m	22.72 (h)
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (sf)	100 m	11.44
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	19th (h)	60 m	7.33
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	38th (h)	100 m	11.64
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (h)	4x100 m	44.30
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (h)	4x100 m	44.28
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf). DNF = did not finish DNS = did not start

See also

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

References

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External links

• Merlene Ottey at World Athletics
• Merlene Ottey at Olympics.com
• Merlene Ottey at Olympedia (archive)
• Merlene Ottey & the advance of women
• The Merlene Ottey Tribute

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Records Preceded byHeike Drechsler Women's 200 m Indoor World Record Holder 13 February 1993 – present Succeeded byIncumbent Awards and achievements Preceded byAna Fidelia Quirot Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1990 Succeeded byHeike Henkel Preceded bySteffi Graf United Press International Athlete of the Year 1991 Succeeded byMonica Seles Sporting positions Preceded byDawn Sowell Gwen Torrence Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 1990–1991 1993 Succeeded byGwen Torrence Olympic Games Preceded byDudley Stokes Flagbearer for  Jamaica Seoul 1988 Succeeded byDudley Stokes Preceded byDudley Stokes Flagbearer for  Jamaica Barcelona 1992 Succeeded byChris Stokes v t e Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year 1961: Joy Foster 1962: Monica DeSouza 1963–64: Una Morris 1965: Sarah Newland 1966: Carmen Smith 1967: Monica DeSouza 1968: Frances Noble 1969: Audrey Reid 1970–71: Marilyn Neufville 1972: Audrey Reid 1973: Andrea Bruce 1974: Belinda Phillips 1975: Andrea Bruce 1976: Vivalyn Latty-Scott 1977: Helen Blake 1978: Leleith Hodges 1979–80: Merlene Ottey 1981: Jacqueline Pusey 1982–85: Merlene Ottey 1986: Grace Jackson 1987: Merlene Ottey 1988: Grace Jackson 1989–91: Merlene Ottey 1992: Juliet Cuthbert 1993–95: Merlene Ottey 1996: Deon Hemmings 1997: Michelle Freeman 1998: Sandie Richards 1999: Beverly McDonald 2000: Deon Hemmings / Lorraine Fenton 2001: Lorraine Fenton 2002–03: Brigitte Foster-Hylton 2004: Veronica Campbell-Brown 2005: Trecia-Kaye Smith 2006: Sherone Simpson 2007: Veronica Campbell-Brown 2008: Veronica Campbell-Brown / Melaine Walker 2009: Brigitte Foster-Hylton 2010–11: Veronica Campbell-Brown 2012–13: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2014: Alia Atkinson 2015: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2016: Elaine Thompson 2017←18: Alia Atkinson 2019: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce v t e World Athlete of the Year (women) 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 1989: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1990: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1991: Katrin Krabbe (GER) 1992: Heike Henkel (GER) 1993: Sally Gunnell (GBR) 1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 1995: Gwen Torrence (USA) 1996: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1997: Marion Jones (USA) 1998: Marion Jones (USA) 1999: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 2000: Marion Jones (USA) 2001: Stacy Dragila (USA) 2002: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003: Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2004: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2005: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2006: Sanya Richards (USA) 2007: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2008: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2009: Sanya Richards (USA) 2010: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2011: Sally Pearson (AUS) 2012: Allyson Felix (USA) 2013: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2014: Valerie Adams (NZL) 2015: Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 2016: Almaz Ayana (ETH) 2017: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 2018: Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 2019: Dalilah Muhammad (USA) 2020: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 2021: Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) 2022: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 2023: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 2022: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 2022: Tigst Assefa (ETH) 2024: Sifan Hassan (NED) v t e World champions in women's 200 metres 1983: Marita Koch (GDR) 1987: Silke Gladisch (GDR) 1991: Katrin Krabbe (GER) 1993: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1995: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1997: Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 1999: Inger Miller (USA) 2001: Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 2003: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) 2005: Allyson Felix (USA) 2007: Allyson Felix (USA) 2009: Allyson Felix (USA) 2011: Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 2013: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2015: Dafne Schippers (NED) 2017: Dafne Schippers (NED) 2019: Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 2022: Shericka Jackson (JAM) 2023: Shericka Jackson (JAM) v t e World champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay 1983: Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR) 1987: Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith Joyner, Pam Marshall (USA) 1991: Dahlia Duhaney, Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey, Merlene Frazer (JAM) 1993: Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova, Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 1995: Celena Mondie-Milner, Carlette Guidry, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, D'Andre Hill (USA) 1997: Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers (USA) 1999: Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) 2001: Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner (GER) 2003: Patricia Girard-Léno, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron (FRA) 2005: Angela Daigle, Muna Lee, Me'Lisa Barber, Lauryn Williams (USA) 2007: Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Torri Edwards, Carmelita Jeter, Mechelle Lewis (USA) 2009: Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart (JAM) 2011: Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter, Shalonda Solomon, Alexandria Anderson (USA) 2013: Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM) 2015: Veronica Campbell Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart (JAM) 2017: Aaliyah Brown, Allyson Felix, Morolake Akinosun, Tori Bowie, Ariana Washington (USA) 2019: Natalliah Whyte, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jonielle Smith, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison (JAM) 2022: Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry, Aleia Hobbs (USA) 2023: Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson, Tamara Clark, Melissa Jefferson (USA) v t e World Indoor Champions in women's 60 metres 1985:  Silke Möller (GDR) 1987:  Nelli Cooman (NED) 1989:  Nelli Cooman (NED) 1991:  Irina Sergeyeva (URS) 1993:  Gail Devers (USA) 1995:  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1997:  Gail Devers (USA) 1999:  Ekaterini Thanou (GRC) 2001:  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 2003:  Angela Williams (USA) 2004:  Gail Devers (USA) 2006:  Me'Lisa Barber (USA) 2008:  Angela Williams (USA) 2010:  Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 2012:  Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 2014:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2016:  Barbara Pierre (USA) 2018:  Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 2022:  Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) 2024:  Julien Alfred (LCA) v t e World Indoor Champions in women's 200 metres 1985:  Marita Koch (GDR) 1987:  Heike Drechsler (GDR) 1989:  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1991:  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1993:  Irina Privalova (RUS) 1995:  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) 1997:  Ekaterini Koffa (GRC) 1999:  Ionela Târlea (ROU) 2001:  Juliet Campbell (JAM) 2003:  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 2004:  Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) v t e Commonwealth Games champions in women's 100 metres 100 yards (1934–1966) 1934:  Eileen Hiscock (ENG) 1938:  Decima Norman (AUS) 1950:  Marjorie Nelson (AUS) 1954:  Marjorie Nelson (AUS) 1958:  Marlene Mathews-Willard (AUS) 1962:  Dorothy Hyman (ENG) 1966:  Dianne Burge (AUS) 100 metres (1970–present) 1970:  Raelene Boyle (AUS) 1974:  Raelene Boyle (AUS) 1978:  Sonia Lannaman (ENG) 1982:  Angella Issajenko (CAN) 1986:  Heather Oakes (ENG) 1990:  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1994:  Mary Onyali (NGR) 1998:  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 2002:  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 2006:  Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM) 2010:  Natasha Mayers (VIN) 2014:  Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 2018:  Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO) 2022:  Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) v t e Commonwealth Games champions in women's 200 metres 220 yards (1934–1966) 1934:  Eileen Hiscock (ENG) 1938:  Decima Norman (AUS) 1950:  Marjorie Nelson (AUS) 1954:  Marjorie Nelson (AUS) 1958:  Marlene Mathews–Willard (AUS) 1962:  Dorothy Hyman (ENG) 1966:  Dianne Burge (AUS) 200 metres (1970–present) 1970:  Raelene Boyle (AUS) 1974:  Raelene Boyle (AUS) 1978:  Denise Boyd (AUS) 1982:  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1986:  Angella Issajenko (CAN) 1990:  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1994:  Cathy Freeman (AUS) 1998:  Nova Peris-Kneebone (AUS) 2002:  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 2006:  Sherone Simpson (JAM) 2010:  Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) 2014:  Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 2018:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2022:  Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 200 metres 1977: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1979–1981: Evelyn Ashford (USA) 1985: Marita Koch (GDR) 1989: Silke Möller (GDR) 1992: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1994: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1998: Marion Jones (USA) 2002: Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 2006: Sanya Richards (USA) 2010: Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS) 2014: Dafne Schippers (NED) 2018: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) v t e US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash 1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1923–1924: Frances Ruppert 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Rosa Grosse 1927–1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Betty Robinson 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Eleanor Egg 1932: Wilhelmina von Bremen 1933: Annette Rogers 1934: not held 1935–1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Claire Isicson 1938: Lula Hymes 1939: Olive Hasenfus 1940–1941: Jean Lane 1942: Alice Coachman 1943–1944: Stella Walsh 1945–1946: Alice Coachman 1947: Juanita Watson 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Jean Patton 1951: Mary McNabb 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953–1954: Barbara Jones 1955–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Barbara Jones 1958: Margaret Matthews 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Barbara Ferrell 1968: Margaret Bailes 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis 1971: Iris Davis 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis 1973: Iris Davis 1974: Renaye Bowen 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough 1977: Evelyn Ashford 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead 1979: Evelyn Ashford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Alice Brown 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown 1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986: Pam Marshall 1987: Diane Williams 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Dawn Sowell 1990: Michelle Finn 1991: Carlette Guidry 1992: Gwen Torrence 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993–1994: Gail Devers 1995–1996: Gwen Torrence 1997–1998: Marion Jones 1999: Inger Miller 2000: Marion Jones 2001–2002: Chryste Gaines 2003: Torri Edwards 2004: LaTasha Colander 2005: Me'Lisa Barber 2006: Lauryn Williams 2007: Torri Edwards 2008: Muna Lee 2009: Carmelita Jeter 2010: Allyson Felix 2011–2012: Carmelita Jeter 2013: English Gardner 2014: Tianna Bartoletta 2015: Tori Bowie 2016: English Gardner 2017: Tori Bowie 2018: Aleia Hobbs 2019: Teahna Daniels 2021: Javianne Oliver Notes OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974. v t e US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash 1926–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1926: Frances Keddie 1927: Ellen Brough 1928: Florence Wright 1929: Maybelle Gilliland 1930–1931: Stella Walsh 1932–1933 Olive Hasenfus 1934: not held 1935: Helen Stephens 1936: Beverly Hobbs 1937: Gertrude Johnson 1938: Fanny Vitale 1939–1940: Stella Walsh 1941: Jean Lane 1942–1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Nell Jackson 1951: Jean Patton 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953: Dolores Dwyer 1954–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Isabelle Daniels 1958: Lucinda Williams 1959: Isabelle Daniels 1960: Wilma Rudolph 1961: Lacey O'Neal 1962–1963: Vivian Brown 1964–1965: Edith McGuire 1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Diana Wilson 1968: Wyomia Tyus 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Williomae Fergerson 1971: Raelene Boyle (AUS) * Kathie Lawson 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Pamela Greene 1973: Mable Fergerson 1974: Alice Annum (GHA) * Fran Sichting 1975: Debra Armstrong 1976: Brenda Morehead 1977–1979: Evelyn Ashford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Karen Hawkins 1981: Evelyn Ashford 1982: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Florence Griffith 1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * (3) Pam Marshall 1985 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986–1987: Pam Marshall 1988: Gwen Torrence 1989: Dannette Young 1990: Grace Jackson (JAM) * Dannette Young 1991–1992: Gwen Torrence 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Gwen Torrence 1994: Carlette Guidry-White 1995: Gwen Torrence 1996: Carlette Guidry-White 1997: Inger Miller 1998–2000: Marion Jones 2001: LaTasha Jenkins 2002: Stephanie Durst 2003: Torri Edwards 2004–2005: Allyson Felix 2006: Rachelle Boone-Smith 2007–2009: Allyson Felix 2010: Connie Moore 2011: Shalonda Solomon 2012: Allyson Felix 2013: Kimberlyn Duncan 2014: Jeneba Tarmoh 2015: Jenna Prandini 2016: Tori Bowie 2017: Deajah Stevens 2018: Jenna Prandini 2019: Dezerea Bryant 2021: Gabrielle Thomas 2022: Abby Steiner Notes OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. v t e USTFCCCA Collegiate Track & Field/Cross Country Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Jenny Barringer Ralph Boston Ron Delany Harrison Dillard Suzy Favor Charlie Greene Carlette Guidry DeHart Hubbard Vicki Huber Jackie Johnson Jackie Joyner Sally Kipyego Carl Lewis Gerry Lindgren Randy Matson Ralph Metcalfe Rodney Milburn Bobby Morrow Suleiman Nyambui Billy Olson Merlene Ottey Jesse Owens Mel Patton Steve Prefontaine Meg Ritchie Henry Rono Wilma Rudolph Jim Ryun Erick Walder John Woodruff Class of 2023 Dyrol Burleson Michael Carter Joetta Clark Michael Conley Sheila Hudson Holli Hyche Edwin Moses Renaldo Nehemiah Sonia O'Sullivan Julie Shea Seilala Sua John Thomas Wyomia Tyus Dave Wottle Class of 2024 Rosalyn Bryant Regina Cavanaugh Hollis Conway Bill Dellinger Benita Fitzgerald Glenn Hardin Balázs Kiss Marty Liquori Larry Myricks Louise Ritter Karl Salb Amy Skieresz Trecia-Kaye Smith Angela Williams

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