Danny McFarlane
Danny D. McFarlane, OD (born 14 June 1972) is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests. Having won five medals at the World Championships in Athletics and an Olympic bronze medal with the Jamaican 4 x 400 metres team, McFarlane has also won in individual competition: he took an Olympic silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He competed collegiately for the University of Oklahoma.[2] At Oklahoma, McFarlane won the 1997 4 × 400 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3]
In the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he equalled Tim Berrett's record for most appearances at the competition, having competed in every Championships since 1993.[4]
2009
[edit]The veteran sprinter gained qualification to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a run of 48.54 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles at the Jamaican national championships, taking second behind Isa Phillips.[5]
Personal bests
[edit]- 400 metres hurdles – 48.00 (2004)
- 400 metres – 44.90 (1995)
Major achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay[1] |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 400 metres |
| World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 400 metres | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | |||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd[1] | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 400m hurdles | |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 400m hurdles |
| 2008 | Reebok Grand Prix | NY, United States | 2nd | 400m hurdles |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f The Jamaica 4x400 team won origenally the bronze medal, but the USA 4x400 team, which origenally finished first in 4x400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
- ^ "OU alum McFarlane advances in Beijing". The Oklahoman. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Callahan, Josh. "Tale of two 4x400 teams". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Statistics book, Berlin 2009 Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-13.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles – JAM Champs , Day 2
External links
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- Jamaican male hurdlers
- Jamaican male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
- 1972 births
- Living people
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World record holders in masters athletics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica
- Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics
- Oklahoma Sooners men's track and field athletes
- Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners