Merlene Ottey

Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete
Person human Q217358
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Merlene Ottey

Summary

Merlene Ottey is a human[1]. Born in Hanover Parish[2], she… she was born on +1960-05-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a sprinter[4] and athletics competitor[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Merlene Ottey was born in Hanover Parish[2].
  • Merlene Ottey was born on +1960-05-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Merlene Ottey held citizenship in Slovenia[7].
  • Merlene Ottey held citizenship in Jamaica[8].
  • Merlene Ottey's professions included sprinter[4].
  • Merlene Ottey worked as an athletics competitor[5].
  • Merlene Ottey's education included a stint at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[9].
  • Merlene Ottey received the Bislett medal[10].
  • Merlene Ottey received the Officer of the Order of Distinction[11].
  • Merlene Ottey's image is recorded as Ottey.jpg[12].
  • Merlene Ottey is recorded as female[13].
  • Merlene Ottey's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Merlene Ottey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000037705849[15].
  • Merlene Ottey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21469785[16].
  • Merlene Ottey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99021189[17].
  • Merlene Ottey's Commons category is recorded as Merlene Ottey[18].
  • Merlene Ottey's unmarried partner is recorded as Stefano Tilli[19].
  • Merlene Ottey's sport is recorded as athletics[20].
  • Merlene Ottey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pw6d[21].
  • Merlene Ottey's family name is recorded as Ottey[22].
  • Merlene Ottey's given name is recorded as Merlene[23].
  • Merlene Ottey's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14300206[24].
  • Merlene Ottey's Munzinger Sport number is recorded as 01000001947[25].
  • Merlene Ottey's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography[26].
  • Merlene Ottey's participant in is recorded as 2004 Summer Olympics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Merlene Ottey was born in Hanover Parish[2]. She was born on +1960-05-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Merlene Ottey was educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sprinter[4] and athletics competitor[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Bislett medal[10], a sports award[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1966[30] and Officer of the Order of Distinction[11].

Why It Matters

Merlene Ottey ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Merlene Ottey born?

Merlene Ottey was born in Hanover Parish[2].

What did Merlene Ottey do for work?

Merlene Ottey worked as sprinter[4] and athletics competitor[5].

Where did Merlene Ottey go to school?

Merlene Ottey was educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[9].

What awards did Merlene Ottey receive?

Honors received include Bislett medal[10] and Officer of the Order of Distinction[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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