Danny McFarlane
On this day in Caribbean history , June 14, 1972, Jamaican hurdler Danny McFarlane was born. Danny McFarlane who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests has won five medals at the World Championships in Athletics and an Olympic bronze medal with the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters team. McFarlane has also won in individual competitions also, taking home an Olympic silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
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. The veteran sprinter gained qualification to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a run of 48.54 seconds in the 400 meter hurdle at the Jamaican national championships, taking second behind Isa Phillips.
Despite having gained medals at the highest level, the Olympic Games where he won a silver medal in Athens in 2004, McFarlane says the elusive individual World Championship medal is still a big goal for him. He has collected five 4x400m relay medals, having won silver in 1995, 1997, 2001, and 2003 and a bronze in 1997.
