H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y M E R L E N E

Born May 10, 1960

Cold Spring, Hanover

Jamaica

IAAF Biography

She won 34 medals in major championships (14 of them at WCh). Won 73 successive finals from May 1989 to Mar 1991. Won 2 overall GP, 5 GP 100m, 2 GP 200m. Won 4x100 relay at WCh 1991 (2nd in 1995, 3rd in 1983 and 1993). SLO National Championships: 2003 (1st, 200m); 2007 (1st, 100m)

	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
Personal Best - Outdoor
100 Metres	10.74	1.3	Milano	07/09/1996
150 Metres	16.46		Trapani	27/09/1989
200 Metres	21.64	0.8	Bruxelles	13/09/1991

	Performance	Place	Date
Personal Best - Indoor
50 Metres	6.00	Moskva	04/02/1994
60 Metres	6.96	Madrid	14/02/1992
100 Metres	11.21	Tampere	12/02/2001
200 Metres	21.87	Liévin	13/02/1993
300 Metres	35.83	Pocatello, ID	14/03/1981

	Season	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
Progression - Outdoor
100 Metres	2010	11.67	0.9	Novo Mesto	13/07/2010
	2008	11.60	1.3	Maribor	11/07/2008
	2007	11.56	-1.8	Malles	04/08/2007
	2006	11.34	1.8	Glasgow	12/08/2006
	2004	11.09	2.0	Liège	03/08/2004
	2003	11.22	0.6	Velenje	08/06/2003
	2002	11.28	1.1	Velenje	25/05/2002
	2001	11.31	0.3	Pretoria	23/03/2001
	2000	10.99	-1.2	Thessaloníki	30/08/2000
	1999	10.97	1.0	Luzern	05/07/1999
	1998	11.01	1.1	Stockholm	05/08/1998
	1997	10.83	-0.4	Tokyo	06/09/1997
	1997	10.83	0.9	Bruxelles	22/08/1997
	1996	10.74	1.3	Milano	07/09/1996
	1995	10.85	1.4	Göteborg	07/08/1995
	1994	10.78	0.4	Paris	03/09/1994
	1993	10.82	-0.3	Stuttgart	16/08/1993
	1992	10.80	1.6	Salamanca	13/07/1992
	1991	10.79	1.7	Vigo	23/07/1991
	1990	10.78	1.7	Sevilla	30/05/1990
	1989	10.95	1.3	Villeneuve-d'Ascq	25/06/1989
	1988	11.00	-0.9	Saint-Denis	07/06/1988
	1987	10.87	1.1	WALNUT, CA	31/05/1987
	1986	11.06	0.4	Sevilla	24/05/1986
	1985	10.92	1.0	WALNUT, CA	28/04/1985
	1984	11.01	0.0	WALNUT, CA	25/07/1984
	1983	11.07	0.5	Lincoln, NE	06/05/1983
	1982	11.03	1.4	Brisbane	04/10/1982
	1981	11.07	2.0	Austin, TX	29/05/1981
	1980	11.36		Eugene, OR	23/05/1980
	1979	11.59			01/01/1979
150 Metres	1989	16.46		Trapani	27/09/1989
200 Metres	2006	23.82	0.2	Banská Bystrica	27/08/2006
	2004	22.72	1.4	Athína (Olympic Stadium)	23/08/2004
	2003	22.89	0.0	Nova Gorica	10/08/2003
	1999	22.43	0.5	Hechtel	07/08/1999
	1998	22.53	1.2	Istanbul	30/05/1998
	1997	22.06	0.4	Monaco	16/08/1997
	1996	22.08	0.1	Atlanta, GA	01/08/1996
	1995	21.93	1.0	Bruxelles	25/08/1995
	1994	22.07	0.4	Berlin	30/08/1994
	1993	21.77	1.0	Monaco	07/08/1993
	1992	21.94	-0.9	Barcelona	03/08/1992
	1991	21.64	0.8	Bruxelles	13/09/1991
	1990	21.66	-1.0	Zürich	15/08/1990
	1989	22.21	0.6	Bruxelles	25/08/1989
	1988	21.99	1.3	Seoul	29/09/1988
	1987	22.06	1.2	Roma	03/09/1987
	1986	22.43	0.9	Budapest	11/08/1986
	1985	21.93	0.9	Indianapolis, IN	16/06/1985
	1984	22.09	-0.1	Los Angeles, CA	09/08/1984
	1983	22.19	1.5	Helsinki	14/08/1983
	1982	22.17	-1.0	Knoxville, TN	20/06/1982
	1981	22.35		Des Moines, IA	11/04/1981
	1980	22.20	1.5	Moskva	30/07/1980
	1979	23.10			01/01/1979

	Season	Performance	Place	Date
Progression - Indoor
50 Metres	2001	6.13	Madrid	14/03/2001
	1999	6.06	Liévin	21/02/1999
	1996	6.11	Madrid	09/02/1996
	1994	6.00	Moskva	04/02/1994
60 Metres	2007	7.30	Leipzig	09/02/2007
	2004	7.21	Budapest (SA)	05/03/2004
	2003	7.17	Birmingham, GBR	14/03/2003
	2003	7.17	Linz	07/03/2003
	2001	7.12	Madrid	14/03/2001
	2000	7.14	Valencia, ESP	02/02/2000
	1999	7.01	Liévin	21/02/1999
	1997	7.10	Birmingham	23/02/1997
	1996	7.02	Liévin	18/02/1996
	1995	6.97	Barcelona	10/03/1995
	1995	6.97	Liévin	19/02/1995
	1994	6.99	Sindelfingen	06/03/1994
	1993	7.01	Liévin	13/02/1993
	1992	6.96	Madrid	14/02/1992
	1991	7.04	Sindelfingen	03/03/1991
	1989	7.10	Budapest (SC)	03/03/1989
	1987	7.13	Indianapolis, IN	06/03/1987
100 Metres	2001	11.21	Tampere	12/02/2001
	1997	11.29	Tampere	10/02/1997
200 Metres	2003	23.93	Wien	28/01/2003
	1993	21.87	Liévin	13/02/1993
	1991	22.24	Sevilla	10/03/1991
	1991	22.24	Sindelfingen	03/03/1991
	1989	22.34	Budapest (SC)	04/03/1989
	1987	22.66	Indianapolis, IN	07/03/1987
300 Metres	1981	35.83	Pocatello, ID	14/03/1981

	Performance			Wind	Place	Date
Honours
60 Metres
29th European Indoor Championships	4	h	7.33		Birmingham, GBR	03/03/2007
10th IAAF World Indoor Championships	3	sf	7.21		Budapest (SA)	05/03/2004
9th IAAF World Indoor Championships	4	f	7.20		Birmingham, GBR	14/03/2003
5th IAAF World Indoor Championships	1	f	6.97		Barcelona	10/03/1995
3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships	2	f	7.08		Sevilla	08/03/1991
2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships	3	f	7.10		Budapest (SC)	03/03/1989
1st IAAF World Indoor Championships	4	f	7.13		Indianapolis, IN	06/03/1987
100 Metres
11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	4	h	11.64	1.3	Osaka	26/08/2007
19th European Athletics Championships	5	sf	11.44	1.2	Göteborg	09/08/2006
28th Olympic Games	5	sf	11.21	-0.1	Athína (Olympic Stadium)	21/08/2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	5	sf	11.26	0.8	Paris Saint-Denis	24/08/2003
27th Olympic Games	4	f	11.19	-0.4	Sydney	23/09/2000
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics	7	f	11.29	0.4	Athína	03/08/1997
IAAF/MOBIL Grand Prix Final	1	f	10.74	1.3	Milano	07/09/1996
26th Olympic Games	2	f	10.94	-0.7	Atlanta, GA	27/07/1996
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	2	f	10.94	0.9	Göteborg	07/08/1995
10th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final	1	f	10.78	0.4	Paris	03/09/1994
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	2	f	10.82	-0.3	Stuttgart	16/08/1993
25th Olympic Games	5	f	10.88	-1.0	Barcelona	01/08/1992
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics	3	f	11.06	-3.0	Tokyo	27/08/1991
2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics	3	f	11.04	-0.5	Roma	30/08/1987
1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics	4	f	11.19	-0.5	Helsinki	08/08/1983
200 Metres
28th Olympic Games	4	qf	23.07	-0.1	Athína (Olympic Stadium)	23/08/2004
9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	5	qf	23.22	0.0	Paris Saint-Denis	26/08/2003
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics	3	f	22.40	-0.7	Athína	08/08/1997
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	1	f	22.12	-2.2	Göteborg	10/08/1995
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics	1	f	21.98	0.0	Stuttgart	19/08/1993
25th Olympic Games	1	qf	21.94	-0.9	Barcelona	03/08/1992
3rd IAAF World Championships in Athletics	3	f	22.21	-2.4	Tokyo	30/08/1991
3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships	1	f	22.24		Sevilla	10/03/1991
6th IAAF/Mobil Grand Prix Final	1	f	21.88	1.0	Athína	07/09/1990
2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships	1	f	22.34		Budapest (SC)	04/03/1989
24th Olympic Games	4	f	21.99	1.3	Seoul	29/09/1988
2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics	3	f	22.06	1.2	Roma	03/09/1987
1st IAAF World Indoor Championships	2	f	22.66		Indianapolis, IN	07/03/1987
1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics	2	f	22.19	1.5	Helsinki	14/08/1983
22nd Olympic Games	3	f	22.20	1.5	Moskva	30/07/1980