Education
McMaster University.
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Don McFarlane
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Career
Sprint race. Don established a new record of 9.9 seconds in the 100 yd. sprint during the Senior Intercollegiate Championship in 1951. 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, British Columbia
1954 Gold Medal – 4X100 yard Relay – British Empire Games – Vancouver, British Columbia
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.
Achievements
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However, he was more active in track and field, particularly the 100 and 220 yard sprints, and won many races at both distances and set a record of 10.0 seconds in the 100 yd. He later attended McMaster University where he won the 100 and 220 yard races in all 4 years. 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.
Membership
While at Burlington High School Don played as a half-back on both the Junior and Senior Football teams and was a member of the 1948 Championship senior team
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