Danny McFarlane
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Jamaica |
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| Men’s Athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 400 m hurdles |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | 4x400 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1995 Gothenburg | 4x400 m relay |
| Silver | 2003 Paris | 4x400 m relay |
| Silver | 1999 Sevilla | 4x400 m relay [1] |
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | 4x400 m relay [1] |
| Silver | 1997 Athens | 4x400 m relay [1] |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2001 Lisbon | 400 m |
| Bronze | 2001 Lisbon | 4x400 m relay |
| Gold | 2003 Birmingham | 4x400 m relay [1] |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 1999 Winnipeg | 4x400 m relay |
Danny 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.
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.[2]
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[edit] 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.[3]
[edit] Personal bests
- 400 metres hurdles - 48.00 (2004)
- 400 metres - 44.90 (1995)
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4x400m relay |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 4x400m relay[1] |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 4x400m relay | |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 4x400m relay |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 400 metres |
| World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 400 metres | |
| 3rd | 4x400m relay | |||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd[1] | 4x400m relay | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 1st | 4x400m relay |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 4x400m relay | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 400m hurdles | |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 400m hurdles |
| 2008 | Reebok Grand Prix | NY, USA | 2nd | 400m hurdles |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ Statistics book, Berlin 2009. 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
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Danny McFarlane
- IAAF "Focus on Athletes" article
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Beckford |
Jamaica Sportsman of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Asafa Powell |
- Jamaican hurdlers
- Jamaican sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
