Don McFarlane (athlete, born 1931)

McFarlane attended McMaster University where he won the 100 and 220 yard races in all four years. McFarlane established a new record of 9.9 seconds in the 100 yd. sprint during the Senior Intercollegiate Championship in 1951. He also competed as a member of the Hamilton Olympic Club and won several junior and senior Canadian Championships.

• 1948 M.M. Robinson Athletic Scholarship Medal Awarded to BCHS Athlete of Year
• 1951 Hec Philips Memorial Trophy – Awarded to the Most Outstanding Performance in the Senior Intercollegiate Track and Field Championships
• 1952 and 1954 Awarded the Trophy as the Most Outstanding Athlete in the Hamilton Olympic Club
• 1954 Silver Medal – 100 yard Sprint – British Empire Games – Vancouver, BC
• 1954 Gold Medal – 4X100 yard Relay – British Empire Games – Vancouver, BC
• 1974 Awarded a Provincial Sport Citation by the Province of Ontario
• 1991 Inducted into the McMaster University Sports Hall of Fame
• 2011 Inducted into the Burlington Sports Hall of Fame

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