Athlete Merlene Ottey competed in six Olympic games for Jamaica and once for which other country?

Merlene Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is the current world indoor record holder for 200 metres with 21.87 seconds, set in 1993.

A nine-time Olympic medalist, she holds the record for the most Olympic appearances (seven) of any track and field athlete. Although gold medal success at the Olympics eluded Ottey, she was able to bring home three silvers and six bronze medals and has won 14 World Championship medals. Her career achievements and longevity led to her being called the "Queen of the Track". Her proclivity for earning bronze medals in major championships earned her the title of "Bronze Queen" in track circles.

Due to the controversy over her inclusion and performance at the 2000 Sydney olympics, Ottey decided that "after Sydney I said I wasn't going to run another race for Jamaica ... because I felt like the Jamaicans were trying to push me out of the sport and I really needed to prove my point, that I might be 40 but I can still run."

In May 2002, she became a Slovene citizen and competed for Slovenia in the 100 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she reached the semifinals.

Merlene Ottey actually considered retiring after both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics but said: “I kept on running my best, so I thought, 'Why stop?'”