Furlong in most applications. Five furlongs are about 1.0 kilometre ( is the exact value, according to the international conversion). The name "furlong" derives from the Old English words ' (furrow) and ' (long). Dating back at least to early Anglo-Saxon times, it originally referred to the length of the furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field (a medieval communal field which was divided into strips). The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough without resting. This was standardised to be exactly 40 rods or 10 chains. The system of long furrows arose
John Furlong (sports administrator) 2017, UBC became the subject of a human rights complaint over its handling of Furlong's speech. In November 2012, Furlong filed and subsequently dropped defamation suits against the "Georgia Straight" newspaper and journalist Laura Robinson. In separate default judgements, "Georgia Straight" and Robinson were awarded legal costs. John Furlong was schooled at St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin, Dublin. In 1970, Furlong married Margaret Cook in Burns Lake British Columbia, Canada. Furlong and Cook are parents to four grown children. In the late 1970s, Furlong lived with Dayle "Dee" Turner in a three-year common law relationship. In 1984, Furlong married Gail Robb,