Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Robert Malcolm "Bob"•McFarlane |
Used name | Bob•McFarlane |
Born | 28 May 1927 in London, Ontario (CAN) |
Died | 27 February 2006 in London, Ontario (CAN) |
Measurements | 178 cm / 75 kg |
Affiliations | Western Ontario Mustangs, London (CAN) |
NOC | Canada |
Bob McFarlane ran for Canada at the 1948 Olympics. In college at the University of Western Ontario (London), he was a star running back for the Mustangs from 1946-50. In 1978 he was named Western’s Athlete of the Century. After college, McFarlane attended medical school at UWO and became a renowned plastic surgeon, specializing in hand surgery, and serving as chief of surgery at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario.
Personal Best: 400 – 47.2y (1947).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CAN | Bob McFarlane | |||
400 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 h2 r3/4 | |||||
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Canada | |||||
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Canada | 3 h2 r1/2 |
Games | Role | NOC | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | CAN | Bob McFarlane |