Performances of the Year 1991
Accomplishments
World Champion in the 4 x 100 metre relay (two bronze medals over 100 and 200 metres).
World Indoor Champion, 200 metres (silver medalist, 60 metres).
Second in the Overall IAAF Grand Prix Series (behind high jumper Heike Henkel,
Germany).
Winner of the 100 metre IAAF Grand Prix title.
Female Grand Prix Indoor Athlete of the Year.
Jamaican champion (100 metres).
Won 14 out of 15 100 metre finals (and 8 out of 9 200 metre finals).
Total victories: 39 (43 races).
Indoor races 1991
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1991-02-10 | Stuttgart,Germany | 22.70 | - | 1 |
| 1991-02-13 | Madrid, Spain | 7.12 | - | 1 |
| 1991-02-17 | Cosford, USA | 36.59 (300 m) | - | 1 |
| 1991-02-28 | Sevilla, Spain | 7.08 22.37 |
- - |
1 1 |
| 1991-03-03 | Sindelfingen, Germany | 7.04 SB 22.24 WR |
- - |
1 1 |
| 1991-03-08 | Sevilla, Spain (World Championships) |
7.16 7.08 7.08 |
- - - |
1h1 1s1 2 |
| 1991-03-10 | Sevilla, Spain (World Championships) |
22.64 22.24 WR |
- - |
1semi 1 |
Outdoor races 1991
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1991- | ? | ? (100 metres) | ? | 1 |
| 1991-05-30 | Sevilla, Spain | 22.19 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 1991-06-07 | Alcobendas, Spain | 22.12w | 2.7 | 1 |
| 1991-06-12 | Duisburg, Germany | 10.91 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1991-06-15 | Siderno, | 11.21 | wreg | 1 |
| 1991-06-23 | Berlin, Germany | 22.05 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 1991-06-28 | Kingston, Jamaica (Jamaican Trials)# | 10.99 10.94 |
? 1.7 |
1h1 1 |
| 1991-07-03 | Stockholm, Sweden | 10.98 | -0.3 | 1 |
| 1991-07-06 | Oslo, Norway | 10.88 SR | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1991-07-10 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 10.84 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1991-07-12 | London, England | 22.24 | -1.6 | 1 |
| 1991-07-17 | Rome, Italy | 10.87 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1991-07-23 | Vigo, Spain | 10.79 SB | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1991-07-31 | Sestriere, Italy | 11.03 22.15 |
-1.9 -2.4 |
1 1 |
| 1991-08-03 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 21.98 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1991-08-07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 10.87 | -1.0 | 1 |
| 1991-08-26 | Tokyo, Japan (World Championships) |
11.06 10.89 |
0.9 -0.1 |
1h7 1q4 |
| 1991-08-27 | Tokyo, Japan (World Championships) |
10.78w 11.06 |
2.3 -3.0 |
1s2 3 |
| 1991-08-29 | Tokyo, Japan (World Championships) |
23.25 22.64 |
-0.8 0.3 |
1h2 1q3 |
| 1991-08-30 | Tokyo, Japan (World Championships) |
22.59 22.21 |
-5.1 -2.4 |
2s2 3 |
| 1991-09-01 | Tokyo, Japan (World Championships) |
41.94 NR (4 x 100 metre) |
Ottey ran anchor | 1 |
| 1991-09-06 | Rieti, Italy | 10.98 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 1991-09-08 | Cologne, Germany | 21.83 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1991-09-10 | Berlin, Germany | 10.84 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1991-09-13 | Bruxelles, Belgium ¤ | 21.64 SB/PB/NR | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1991-09- | * | |||
| 1991-09-20 | Barcelona, Spain (Grand Prix final) |
10.87 | -0.2 | 1 |
# Merlene Ottey was excused from running the 200 metres at the Jamaican
Trials.
¤ This race was declared "Performance of the Year" by Track and
Field News.
* Merlene Ottey ran one more 100 metre race after Brussels (location and
time is unknown)
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