Milton Bruce "Milt" Ottey (born December 29, 1959 in May Pen, Clarendon,

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) is a retired

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high jumper. Ottey came to Canada at the age of 10 years. He attended and graduated from high school in the

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(TDSB). He received a full

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from the

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(UTEP), where he received his bachelor's degree in education. After retiring from active competition, Ottey spent several years coaching at various universities throughout the United States, including

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and

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before moving back to

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. The number one ranked high jumper in the world in 1982 and the twenty three times indoor and outdoor national champion in the men's high jump event, Ottey is the owner and director OT Fitness Educational Services, inc. Ottey took over the reins of the UK kids core skills development program International Fun and Team Athletics (IFTA) in Canada. OT Fitness provide programs in schools that promote health and fitness to assist in the core skills development of children and teens. OT Fitness looks at the obstacles to a healthy lifestyle and helps kids jump over them, crawl under them, run around them and tackle them head on. Ottey resides in Scarbough with his wife and three children. He is a cousin of nine-time Olympic medallist

Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian 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 ran ...

Achievements

* 7-Time Canadian National High Jump Champion (1981–84, 1986–88) * Won the

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& US National titles in 1982. ¹Representing the Americas Note: Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.

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1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Canadian male high jumpers Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Black Canadian track and field athletes Jamaican emigrants to Canada 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Kent State Golden Flashes coaches Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes UTEP Miners track and field coaches World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub