Tribute to Merlene Ottey Jamaica Gleaner Tribute to Merlene Ottey by Judge Patrick Robinson at a sports forum held recently in celebration of Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence organised by the Embassy of Jamaica, Berlin, in collaboration with the Centre for Sports Science and Sports ...
Let's lift up Asafa Jamaica Gleaner It was 1999 and Merlene Ottey had begun her successful fight against a drug ban. While most Jamaicans supported her, many thought it served her right for not stepping aside earlier to give younger sprinters a chance. It was 2005 and Usain Bolt had ...
London 2012: History of Olympic timings BBC News Eight years earlier, Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey clocked 10.94s in the women's final at the Atlanta Olympics - the same time as American Gail Devers, who was pronounced the winner. Such precision would not be possible without technology.
London 2012: 5 Interesting Sprint Subplots in Olympic Track & Field History Bleacher Report The likes of Irina Privalova (RUS), Gwen Torrence (USA), Merlene Ottey (JAM) and Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) flanked her on the left and right. In one of the closest finishes in Olympic history?.04 seconds separated the top-five finishers?Devers was ...
TV Wednesday: CSI Canada.com ... winding down its latest, arguably best season: The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan takes a ?fun? family vacation to Disneyland, with entirely predictable results: Car sickness, achy feet and a toddler who suddenly decides she's the new Merlene Ottey.
Relay girls aim to be our first medallists of 2012... even before the Games start The Independent ... finished second to Jones. The IOC website lists no gold medal winner. It has Thanou and Tanya Lawrence of Jamaica, who finished third, as silver medallists ? and Merlene Ottey, who crossed the line fourth, in the bronze medal position.
It's all about black, green and gold! Jamaica Gleaner Belated birthday wishes to: Jamaica's most decorated athlete International Sprint Queen Merlene Ottey, now residing in Slovenia, who celebrated her birthday, yesterday, May 10th. The affable Ian Patterson, formerly of Oracabessa and Kingston, ...
TV Wednesday: CSI Montreal Gazette ... winding down its latest, arguably best season: The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan takes a ?fun? family vacation to Disneyland, with entirely predictable results: Car sickness, achy feet and a toddler who suddenly decides she's the new Merlene Ottey.
Retirement: The word pro athletes dread Jamaica Observer "I was like (former Jamaican sprinter) Merlene Ottey. It's really difficult to walk away. "I must admit I could have used a psychologist at the time because I did go through some form of depression for a while, but I eventually got over it and became a ...
Legends & rebels - Influential Jamaicans Jamaica Gleaner Prior to 1997 when the IAAF finally allowed track and field athletes to properly 'eat a food' as professionals, the name Merlene Ottey resounded throughout the four corners of the earth, assuming that the globe isn't round. Nonetheless, since 2008 ...
Leichtathletik-Olympia: Mit 52 Jahren: Ottey peilt Olympia an Welt Online Merlene Ottey peilt ihre achte Teilnahme an Olympischen Spielen an. "Ich will die 100 Meter laufen. Ich will das schaffen", sagte die Grande Dame der Leichtathletik. Im Alter von 52 Jahren peilt Sprint-Dauerbrennerin Merlene Ottey ihre achte Teilnahme ...
Los guardianes del tiempo olímpico BBC Mundo Ocho años antes, la sprinter jamaicana Merlene Ottey registró 10.94s en la final femenina de las olimpiadas de Atlanta, el mismo tiempo que la estadounidense Gail Devers, quien fue declarada vencedora. Tal precisión no sería posible sin la tecnología.