Performances of the Year 1989
Accomplishments
World Indoor Champion, 200 metres (bronze medal 60 metres).
Winner of the 100 metre title in the IAAF Grand Prix Series (fourth in the
Overall Series).
Total victories: 42 (46 races)
Indoor races 1989
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1989-02-04 | Cosford, USA | 52.21 | - | 1 |
| 1989-02-10 | San Sebastian, Spain | 22.79 | - | 1 |
| 1989-02-12 | Stuttgart, Germany | 7.25 22.86 |
- - |
2 1 |
| 1989-02-26 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 22.71 | - | 1 |
| 1989-02-28 | Sindelfingen, Germany | 7.10 PB / NR 22.61 |
- - |
1 1 |
| 1989-03-03 | Budapest, Hungary (World Championships) |
7.13 7.10 |
- - |
2s2 3 |
| 1989-03-04 | Budapest, Hungary (World Championships) |
22.72 22.34 PB / NR |
- - |
1semifinal 1 |
| 1989-03-08 | Piraeus, Greece | 7.12 22.61 |
- - |
1 1 |
Outdoor races 1989
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1989-05-06 | Kingston, Jamaica | 23.02 | ? | 3 * |
| 1989-05-20 | Sao Paolo, Brazil | 11.30 23.14 |
wreg wreg |
1 1 |
| 1989-06-09 | Madrid, Spain | 11.69 11.46 |
wreg wreg |
1h 1 |
| 1989-06-17 | Granada, Spain | 11.31 22.36 |
wreg 0.0 |
1 1 |
| 1989-06-20 | Sevilla, Spain | 22.32 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1989-06-23 | Saint Denis, France | 11.10 22.24 |
1.3 1.2 |
1 1 |
| 1989-06-24 | Sevilla, Spain | 11.24 | wreg | 1 |
| 1989-06-25 | Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France | 10.95 SB 22.23 |
1.3 -0.3 |
1 1 |
| 1989-07-03 | Stockholm | 11.10 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 1989-07-05 | Berlin, Germany | 11.11 11.04 |
0.2 -0.5 |
1h3 1 |
| 1989-07-07 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 11.16 | wreg | 1 |
| 1989-07-10 | Nice, France | 10.99 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1989-07-14 | London, England | 11.02 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1989-08-08 | Budapest, Hungary | 11.09 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1989-08-10 | Malmö, Sweden | 11.15 | wreg | 1 |
| 1989-08-14 | Linz, Austria | 22.28 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1989-08-16 | Zürich, Switzerland | 11.17 11.07 |
wreg -0.7 |
1heat 1 |
| 1989-08-20 | Cologne, Germany | 11.12 | -0.5 | 1 |
| 1989-08-25 | Bruxelles, Belgium | 11.03 22.21 SB |
-0.1 0.6 |
1 1 |
| 1989-09-01 | Monaco (Grand Prix Final) |
11.04 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1989-09-03 | Rieti, Italy | 11.07 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1989-09-12 | Verona, Italy | 11.06 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1989-09-17 | Padua, Italy | 22.46 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 1989-09-27 | Trapani, Italy | 11.13 16.46 WB (150m) |
-3.2 -1.5 |
1 1 |
* Merlene's last defeat until 8 March 1991 (to Privalova at the World Indoor Championships, 60 metres).
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