Greg Foster
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| Greg Foster | |
| Height | 6'3" (190 cm) |
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| Weight | 185 lbs (84 kg) |
| Nationality | United States |
| PR | 110H - 13.03 (1981) |
| Born | August 4, 1958 at Maywood, IL |
| College | UCLA |
| Club | World Class Athletic Club |
Gregory "Greg" Foster (1958-) is an American hurdler who won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics and broke the indoor world record twice.
Foster won the 1983, 1987, and 1991 World Championships in Athletics, becoming the sport's first three time World Champion in any event. He won the silver medal in the 110m hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics with a 13.23. The U.S. boycott prevented him from competing in the 1980 Olympics and injuries kept him out in 1988 and 1992. Foster ranked first in the world in 1982, '83, '86, '87 and '91. He was ranked second five times and ranked in the top ten fifteen times from 1977 to 1992, a record for men's track events. He also set a world record of 7.37 second in the indoor 60 meter hurdles.
In 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988, Foster competed on the TV series "Superstars" earning a total of $33,900[1]
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Failed drug test
Foster was suspended from athletics for almost 6 months in 1990 after testing positive for pseudo ephedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine.[2]
Honors
Foster was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame and received the Harrison Dillard Award in 1987 as the outstanding male athlete in the sprints and hurdles. In 1993, Foster was inducted into the UCLA Sport Hall of Fame.
External links
- IAAF profile for Greg Foster
- sports-reference.com profile
References
- ↑ http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dugout/8973/athletes/fostergreg.html Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ↑ "Foster Suspended After Positive Test", The New York Times, 1990-04-19. Retrieved on 2009-02-20.
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