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Mike McFarlane

1960 - 2023

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Michael Anthony McFarlane OBE (2 May 1960 – 31 May 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike McFarlane has received more than 75,886 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mike McFarlane is the 3,845th most popular athlete (down from 3,621st in 2019), the 7,116th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,919th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular British Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mike McFarlane ranks 3,845 out of 6,025. Before him are Vladimir Vujasinović, Raz Hershko, Zorana Arunović, Chioma Ajunwa, Vsevolods Zeļonijs, and Alberto Martinez. After him are Caterina Bosetti, Sergey Kirdyapkin, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Zuzana Hejnová, Andrius Gudžius, and Yumileidi Cumbá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Mike McFarlane ranks 809. Before him are Mark Gorski, Himani Shivpuri, Nicola Griffith, Jennifer Holliday, Ray Armstead, and Grayson Perry. After him are Mike Turner, Heidi Hammel, Caroline Lucas, Osvaldo Golijov, John Pizzarelli, and Dean Heller. Among people deceased in 2023, Mike McFarlane ranks 599. Before him are Frank McGarvey, Lowell Weicker, Rebecca Blank, Refaat Alareer, Tori Bowie, and Zahara. After him are Joe the Plumber, Jon Beare, Nikki McCray-Penson, Zoleka Mandela, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and Jansen Panettiere.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike McFarlane ranks 7,116 out of 8,785. Before him are Liz McClarnon (1981), Peaches Geldof (1989), Jovan Adepo (1988), Grayson Perry (1960), Ricky Walden (1982), and Ann Sophie (1990). After him are Jen Ledger (1989), Cher Lloyd (1993), Martin Taylor (1979), Will Self (1961), Michael Wood (1948), and Lewis Tan (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Mike McFarlane ranks 133. Before him are Ian Stewart (1949), Carl Hester (1967), Angela Bailey (1962), Michael Jung (null), Dwain Chambers (1978), and Fatima Whitbread (1961). After him are Andy Holmes (1959), Matthew Pinsent (1970), Steve Backley (1969), Kelly Holmes (1970), Stephen Jones (null), and Charlie Spedding (1952).

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