Slovenian Sprinters - Merlene Ottey, Matic Osovnikar, Alenka Bikar, Jan Umer, Jerneja Perc, Pia Tajnikar (Paperback)

Chapters: Merlene Ottey, Matic Osovnikar, Alenka Bikar, Jan umer, Jerneja Perc, Pia Tajnikar. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Merlene Joyce Ottey (born May 10, 1960 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born, Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list of female performers in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters. Ottey holds the record for being the oldest track medalist ever, for running the fastest Women's Indoor 200 metres (in 21.87 seconds)., for having the most Olympic appearances (seven) than any other track and field athlete, and for having the most women's World Championships medals (fourteen). Her career achievements and longevity have led to her being called the "Queen of the Track." Ottey was born to Hubert and Joan Ottey in Cold Spring, Hanover. 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 barefooted 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 U.S., 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 la...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=558060