| Mike McFarlane | 07/06/2004 |
Michael Antony McFARLANE.
b.2 May 1960 London 1.78m 76kg. Coached by John Isaacs.
At 100m (R- 4 x100m relay): OG: 1984 - 5, 1988 - 2R; WCh: 1987 - sf (hR); EC: 1986 - 6 (3R); CG: 1978 - 5, 1982 - 5, 1986 - 3 (2R); EJ: 1979 - 3 (2R); ECp: 1981 - 4R, 1983 - 2R, 1985 - 4R, 1987 - dq R.
At 200m: OG: 1980 - qf (4R); CG: 1978 - sf, 1982 - 1=; EJ: 1979 - 1.
At 60m: WI: 1987 - h; EI: 1985 - 1, 1987 - sf, 1989 - sf.
Won UK 100m 1984, 200m 1982; E.Sch 200m inter 1975-6, snr 1977. Jnr. Inter 1976-9. UK International (33) 1978-89.
UK record at 4x100m in 1980 Olympics. Three UK junior records 4x100mR 1976-9.
Progression at 100m, 200m: 1975 - 10.9/10.8w, 22.1; 1976 - 10.69, 21.6/21.95/21.4w; 1977 - 10.61, 21.44/20.9w; 1978 - 10.32/10.29w, 20.97; 1979 - 10.43, 20.80; 1980 - 10.59/10.32w,20.77; 1981 - 10.49/10.35w/10.3, 20.92; 1982 - 10.37/10.11w, 20.43; 1983 - 10.42/10.20w, 21.01/20.47w; 1984 - 10.27/10.08w, 20.88; 1985 - 10.46/10.33w, 21.02; 1986 - 10.22, 21.10/20.96w; 1987 - 10.34, 21.05/20.8w; 1988 - 10.38, 22.02/21.6.
pbs: 60m 6.61i í85, 300m 34.2 í83.
First came to the fore as a 16-year-old in 1976, when in addition to winning AAA youth titles indoors and out, he was third in the AAA 100m. Progressed rapidly to the top of junior ranks and in a long career has won European Junior, Commonwealth and European Indoor titles. Had a unique tie with Allan Wells for the 1982 Commonwealth gold at 200m. He proved to be a most reliable third leg relay runner. Injury in 1989 ended a sequence of 12 successive seasons 1977-88 in which he ranked in the UK top five at 100m. Now a successful coach. PM |
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