This was one of the greatest races of all time. Reigning European 5000 metres champion Ian Stewart set a new European record and the two Scots, moved up to second and third on the world all-time list. In the race McCafferty defeated the current world record holder Ron Clarke, and Olympic 1,500 metres champion Kip Keino. McCafferty also finished sixth in the Commonwealth 1,500 metres in a time of 3:42.2.[1]
He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Competing over the 5000 m, he finished in 11th place with a time of 13:43.2 minutes. He was quicker in the heats, having won that race in a time of 13:38.2. McCafferty was so disappointed that he never raced again as an amateur. McCafferty was also the first Scot to break the four-minute mile.[3]
McCafferty became the third fastest British miler of all time in 1969.[4][5] At the end of 1972 he was fifth on the world all-time list for 5000 metres.[6]
The U.S. magazine Track & Field News' annual world rankings ranked McCafferty fifth at 5000 metres in 1967. They ranked him third in 1970 and eighth in 1972.[7]
mccafferty, british, economist, economist, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, temp. For the British economist see Ian McCafferty economist This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Ian John McCafferty born 24 November 1944 is a Scottish former long distance runner He won the silver medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games 5000 metres when he recorded a time of 13 23 34 Ian McCaffertyPersonal informationFull nameIan John McCaffertyNationalityScottishBorn 1944 11 24 24 November 1944 age 79 SportCountry ScotlandSportLong distance runningEvent s 5000 metres cross countryMedal record Men s athletics Representing Scotland Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 5000 metres International CC Championships 1964 Dublin Junior race 1964 Dublin Junior teamUpdated on 3 December 2014 This was one of the greatest races of all time Reigning European 5000 metres champion Ian Stewart set a new European record and the two Scots moved up to second and third on the world all time list In the race McCafferty defeated the current world record holder Ron Clarke and Olympic 1 500 metres champion Kip Keino McCafferty also finished sixth in the Commonwealth 1 500 metres in a time of 3 42 2 1 McCafferty was Scottish 5000 metres champion in 1971 and was also three times the Scottish champion in the mile run He also won the AAA Indoor Championships on three occasions for two miles 3000 metres He won the Junior race at the 1964 International Cross Country Championships 2 He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Munich Olympics Competing over the 5000 m he finished in 11th place with a time of 13 43 2 minutes He was quicker in the heats having won that race in a time of 13 38 2 McCafferty was so disappointed that he never raced again as an amateur McCafferty was also the first Scot to break the four minute mile 3 McCafferty became the third fastest British miler of all time in 1969 4 5 At the end of 1972 he was fifth on the world all time list for 5000 metres 6 The U S magazine Track amp Field News annual world rankings ranked McCafferty fifth at 5000 metres in 1967 They ranked him third in 1970 and eighth in 1972 7 Personal bests editMile run 3 56 8 min 1969 3000 metres indoors 7 56 2 min 1967 5000 metres 13 19 66 min 1972 References edit Phillips Bob 2000 A History of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games http www scottishdistancerunninghistory co uk Ian 20McCafferty htm Quercetani Roberto 2002 A World History of Long Distance Running 1880 2002 British All Time Lists gbrathletics Watman Mel 1981 Encyclopedia of Track and Field Athletics Track amp Field News RankingsExternal links editSporting heroes net profile 1 nbsp This biographical article relating to Scottish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian McCafferty amp oldid 1156382122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
