Danny McFarlane

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Danny McFarlane
400 m hurdles Kerron Clement Berlin 2009 2.jpg
McFarlane in 2009
Personal information
Born (1972-06-14) 14 June 1972 (age 53)
Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens 400 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Gothenburg 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Athens 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Sevilla 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Paris 4x400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Birmingham 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lisbon 400 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lisbon 4x400 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 4x400 m relay
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Buffalo 400m

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. [1] At Oklahoma, McFarlane won the 1997 4 × 400 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [2]

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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. [3]

2009

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. [4]

Personal bests

Major achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
1997 World Championships [5] Athens, Greece 3rd4 × 400 m relay
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain2nd4 × 400 m relay [5]
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada1st4 × 400 m relay
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia3rd4 × 400 m relay
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st400 metres
World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd400 metres
3rd4 × 400 m relay
World Championships Edmonton, Canada2nd [5] 4 × 400 m relay
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England1st4 × 400 m relay
World Championships Paris, France2nd4 × 400 m relay
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd400m hurdles
2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 2nd400m hurdles
2008 Reebok Grand Prix NY, United States2nd400m hurdles

References

  1. ↑ "OU alum McFarlane advances in Beijing". The Oklahoman. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Callahan, Josh. "Tale of two 4x400 teams". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Statistics book, Berlin 2009 Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-13.
  4. ↑ Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles – JAM Champs , Day 2
  5. 1 2 3 The Jamaica 4x400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4x400 team, which originally 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.
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