In the London Borough of Hackney, McFarlane resided. When he first started, he won the 200-meter race for English schoolboys three times.
He went on to win the AAA junior indoor 60/200-meter titles as his success persisted. The winner of the junior 200 in outdoor AAA came next.
He won the European junior and AAA Indoor 200-meter championships in 1979/1980. He was also the South of England Champion.
He competed in the 200-meter race at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, reaching the quarterfinals. He also competed on the sprint relay team, which advanced to the final and set a new British record by placing fourth.
After winning the 200-meter U.K. championships in 1982, he competed in his second Commonwealth Games and won a shared gold medal with Olympic 100-meter champion Allan Wells in a remarkable and memorable 200-meter race in which neither man could be passed.
Mike McFarlane children: Does Mike McFarlane have kids?
The names of his kids are not known.