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
editThe 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 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.
- ^ "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
