Mike McFarlane
British sprinter (1960–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Anthony McFarlane OBE (2 May 1960 – 6 June 2023) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and was the 200 m gold medallist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and a 60 metres gold medallist at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships. McFarlane won two further sprint medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
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Birth name | Michael Anthony McFarlane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1960-05-02)2 May 1960 Hackney, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 2023(2023-06-06) (aged 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Haringey AC, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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