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He's the best, Milt Ottey, Jamaican-born high jumper with the Scarborough Optimists Club, is Ontario's outstanding amateur athlete of 1982. He is rank(...)
He's the best, Milt Ottey, Jamaican-born high jumper with the Scarborough Optimists Club, is Ontario's outstanding amateur athlete of 1982. He is rank(...)

He's the best, Milt Ottey, Jamaican-born high jumper with the Scarborough Optimists Club, is Ontario's outstanding amateur athlete of 1982. He is rank(...)

Date1/18/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: He's the best, Milt Ottey, Jamaican-born high jumper with the Scarborough Optimists Club, is Ontario's outstanding amateur athlete of 1982. He is ranked No. 1 in the world and will compete in Star indoor Games Feb. 4.
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Up and over, Toronto high jumper Milt Ottey has perfect form as he clears 2
Up and over, Toronto high jumper Milt Ottey has perfect form as he clears 2
7/9/1981
Milt Ottey, Champion high Jumper was fined $40 for having dark-tinted windows on his Mazda
Milt Ottey, Champion high Jumper was fined $40 for having dark-tinted windows on his Mazda
11/18/1988
Last gasp: Tim Breadner, left, of Mississauga Track Club, makes final lunge at the wire to beat Edmond Shirley of Scarborough Optimists in 100-metres race at Trackfest '81 yesterday
Last gasp: Tim Breadner, left, of Mississauga Track Club, makes final lunge at the wire to beat Edmond Shirley of Scarborough Optimists in 100-metres race at Trackfest '81 yesterday
7/4/1981
Curtis Sahadath: A six-time winner of the individual national hurdles is now launching an Oshawa wing of the Scarborough Optimists Track Club
Curtis Sahadath: A six-time winner of the individual national hurdles is now launching an Oshawa wing of the Scarborough Optimists Track Club
4/8/1981
Heading for the top, Milt Ottey, who attends Timothy Eaton Secondary School in Scarborough, has a bright future in high jumping, as evidenced by his s(...)
Heading for the top, Milt Ottey, who attends Timothy Eaton Secondary School in Scarborough, has a bright future in high jumping, as evidenced by his s(...)
7/23/1978
Ontario's finest. High jumper Julie White and Tom Lobsinger, 1,500-metre runner, show off the awards they won as top age-class athletes at annual awar(...)
Ontario's finest. High jumper Julie White and Tom Lobsinger, 1,500-metre runner, show off the awards they won as top age-class athletes at annual awar(...)
3/21/1976
Sheryl Holliday Sundown optimists Buffalo gals regina newmarket
Sheryl Holliday Sundown optimists Buffalo gals regina newmarket
8/4/1994
Optimist's advice
Optimist's advice
1/17/1983
High-jumping slam-dunker, Milt Ottey, who holds the Commonwealth high jump record of 2
High-jumping slam-dunker, Milt Ottey, who holds the Commonwealth high jump record of 2
11/25/1986
Over easy. U.S. Olympic team member Doug Nordquist tied for third with Canada's Milt Ottey at 2.22 metres at Canada Day High Jump Competition at Nathan Phillips Square
Over easy. U.S. Olympic team member Doug Nordquist tied for third with Canada's Milt Ottey at 2.22 metres at Canada Day High Jump Competition at Nathan Phillips Square
7/2/1984
Boycott will hurt athletes: Scarborough Optimist coach Charlie Francis says athletes, such as his prize pupil Angella Taylor, will be the ones who are hurt if Canada boycotts the Moscow Olympics
Boycott will hurt athletes: Scarborough Optimist coach Charlie Francis says athletes, such as his prize pupil Angella Taylor, will be the ones who are hurt if Canada boycotts the Moscow Olympics
4/8/1980
Gladstone Hall: Facing deportation after a theft conviction, Jamaican-born man says he's a victim of racism
Gladstone Hall: Facing deportation after a theft conviction, Jamaican-born man says he's a victim of racism
3/8/1984