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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

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike McFarlane is the 4,204th most popular athlete (down from 3,800th in 2024), the 7,317th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,115th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mike McFarlane ranks 4,204 out of 6,025. Before him are Ku Bon-chan, Denis Kapustin, Jeff Pain, Yolanda Soler, Carlos Honorato, and Sara Kolak. After him are Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Melissa Morrison-Howard, Balázs Kiss, Joan Lino Martínez, Lim Su-jeong, and Florian Schwarthoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Mike McFarlane ranks 1,034. Before him are Nicola Griffith, Bradley Walsh, Blanche Lincoln, Kirby Puckett, Dawn Upshaw, and Craig Hodges. After him are Mark Gorski, Peter Boettke, Nalo Hopkinson, John Pizzarelli, Heidi Hammel, and Ron Kiefel. Among people deceased in 2023, Mike McFarlane ranks 603. Before him are Amy Fuller, Refaat Alareer, Tim Lobinger, Adam Rich, Raphael Dwamena, and Melissa Hoskins. After him are Khader Adnan, Craig Breen, Miklós Lendvai, Vladlen Tatarsky, Kéné Ndoye, and Dmytro Kotsiubailo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike McFarlane ranks 7,319 out of 8,785. Before him are Tamsin Greig (1966), Darren Ferguson (1972), Hannah Simone (1980), Yvette Cooper (1969), Adrian Scarborough (1968), and Chris Wilder (1967). After him are David Lidington (1956), Ngarmpun Vejjajiva (1963), Hannah New (1984), Christopher Boyes (1968), Freya Mavor (1993), and Wayne Hennessey (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Mike McFarlane ranks 147. Before him are Derek Porter (1967), Colin Jackson (1967), Mark Rowland (1963), Andy Holmes (1959), Shirley Strong (1958), and Anna Tunnicliffe (1982). After him are Robbie Grabarz (1987), Theresa Zabell (1965), Steven Hallard (1965), Phylis Smith (1965), Margaret Morton (1968), and Sue Hearnshaw (1961).

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