Marlene Ottey was one of the greatest figures of Jamaican athletics who displayed all her talent on the tracks from the late 70s until 2004, giving Jamaica a large number of medals between the Olympic Games and World Championships.
Born in 1960 in Jamaica, she was the longest sprinter to win an Olympic medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, after the doping disqualification of Marion Jones.
He was an indisputable figure for more than 20 years reaching incredible marks in the 100 and 200 meter level competitions, as well as in the 4x100 relay.
It has been known as the "Bronze Lady" because although it had excellent results in international competitions, it never managed to win a gold medal in individual events in the great event of the sport such as the Olympic Games. Among his Olympic medals he won a majority of bronze medals.
Owner of a powerful stride and a unique elegance, she left her mark in all the competitions in which she has participated, always being favorite, no matter what the place where she appeared to compete.
His career was plagued by exceptional brands such as 57 consecutive victories in the 100 meters and 34 in the 200 meters.
Although it achieved excellent marks in both tests, in the 200 meters it was where it obtained the most outstanding marks that place it in the 4th position of the historical ranking of the test with its fantastic 21s64 / 100. I even run the distance in spectacular 21s66 / 100 with a wind against 1 m / sec.
He participated in 7 consecutive Olympic Games, from Moscow 1980 to Athens 2004. In the first 6 he represented Jamaica, while in Athens 2004 he represented Slovenia after a strong controversy he had with the Jamaica Athletics Federation.
In those Olympic Games he managed to reach the semifinals being only 0.03 seconds from achieving the final.
She continued competing for Slovenia in the European championships, achieving excellent records for athletes of her age, which constitute world records for the respective categories.
Among the most remembered races in his extensive career we can mention the final of the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 where he won the silver medal after registering the same time as who would be the winner of the Gail Devers test.
I hope you enjoyed this brief review of one of Jamaica's sports athletes, perhaps the greatest of all.