Merlene Ottey lowers own W50 world record in 100 to 11.84

Merlene in June.

This is getting ridiculous. Merlene Ottey (running undercover as Marlene Ottey) ran a legal 100 meters June 26 in 11.84 seconds at Maribor, Slovenia. (See results here.) That lowers the yet-to-be-listed W50 world record of 11.95 she ran a month ago, which shattered the listed WR of 12.50 by Phil Raschker in 1997. If Merlene had a sex change and joined USATF, she’d be No. 3 on the current M50 list. Of course, Merlene — who turned 50 in May — won’t be satisfied until she qualifies for the European open championships. (She needs an 11.50 to run in Barcelona this month.) Thanks go to Italy’s Andrea Benatti for bringing the 11.84 to our attention.

Merlene's competition, as usual, is a generation born 25 years later.

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July 7, 2010

3 Responses

  1. buzooti - July 8, 2010

    WOW!

  2. floretta plummer - July 21, 2010

    Do what you want lady its your body………..its up to you to know what you can handle……. what you enjoy ……..what makes you happy………..after all you only have one life ……run until you are 100 if you can
    Congrats woman

  3. Sandy LaBeaux - March 20, 2011

    very impressive!

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