McCafferty Ian

Scottish long-distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games 5000 metres when he recorded a time of 13:23.34. 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 also the first Scot to break the four-minute mile. McCafferty became the third fastest British miler of all time in 1969. At the end of 1972 he was fifth on the world all-time list for 5000 metres. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less