Great Olympians

Biographies - FOS

Richard Douglas "Dick" Fosbury

B. 1947-03-06, Portland, Oregon, USA
Athletics (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's High Jump	gold	9600
		9600

Harold Foskett

Olympic Competitor nr 4420

1908-07-22-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), round one - lost (1.96)
1908-07-23-13:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)

Frank Foss

B. 1895-05-09, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1989-04-05
Athletics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Pole Vault	gold	9600
		9600

Giampiero Fossati

B. 1944-04-13, Genova, Italy
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly			R1:31st	0.0064
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	R1:26th	SF:15th	R1:21st	13.22
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		7th		100
				113.2264

Leopoldo Rodrigo Fossati

B. 1948-07-12, represented Argentina
Shooting

	1984	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	32nd	-2.60
		0.006

Nerio Fossati

B. 1937-09-23, Como, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	SF:4th	82
		82

Mabel Fossler

represented the USA
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Music	ac	170.9
		170.9

Per Eivind Fossum

B. 1910-07-27, Oslo, Norway; D. 2004-12-24
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	9th	240
		240

Ingrid Föst

B. 1934-11-09, Potsdam, Brand., Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Individual Combined	9th	12th	200
Women's Team Combined	sixth	fourth	560
Women's Floor Exercise		fifth	250
			1010

Bernard Foster

B. 1931-09-28, represented Great Britain
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

Brendan Foster

B. 1948-01-12, Hebburn, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's 1500 metres	fifth			1000
Men's 5000 metres		fifth		1000
Men's 10000 metres		bronze	11th	2624
				4624

Catherine E; "Cathy" Foster

B. 1956-02-28, Frimley, England, Great Britain
Sailing

	1984	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	seventh	500
		500

Sailing was Open in 1984, but Cathy Foster was one of only two women in the competition.

Charles H. Foster

B. 1893-12-23, Port Colborne, Ont., Canada, lived in Detroit, represented the USA
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	R1:9th	4.92
		4.92

Charles W. (Wayne) Foster

B. 1953-07-02, Greensboro, NC, USA; D. 2019-03-31
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	fourth	2400
		2400

David Foster

B. 1955-03-26, Enfield, Ireland; D. 1998-04-13
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Individual	27th	16th		dnf	8.058
Team	9th			11th	56
					64.058

(Patricia) Diane Foster

B. 1928-03-03, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Women's 200 m	R1:3rd	3.743
Women's 4x100 m Relay	bronze	640
		643.743

Gerald Foster

B. 1900-09-30, Westfield, NJ, USA; D. 1987-06-13
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Glen Seward Foster, II

B. 1930-08-14, Orange, NJ, USA; D. 1999-10-01
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	bronze	3200
		3200

Gregory "Greg" Foster

B. 1958-08-06, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 2023-02-19
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	silver	6000
		6000

John Charles "Jack" Foster

B. 1932-05-23, Liverpool, England, represented New Zealand; D. 2004-06-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Marathon	8th	17th	390
			390

John Lewis "Jake" Foster

B. 1931-05-11, represented Australia; D. 2013-01-28
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	9th	80.98
			80.98

James "Jimmy" Foster

B. 1905-09-13, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1969-01-04
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

John Frederick Foster, Sr.

B. 1938-02-25, Wallasey, England, represented the US Virgin Islands
Sailing

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Tempest)	20th	13th					37.825
Two Person Keelboat (Star)				18th	20th	25th	37.825
					1988		HP
Two Men Bob					38th		-3.32
							37.82532

John Parry Foster, Jr.

B. 1963-02-26, represented the US Virgin Islands
Sailing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	18th	20th	25th	4.575
				4.575

John Robert Foster

B. 1936-09-13, Muskegon, Mich., USA
Shooting

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Free Rifle	7th			1200
Free Rifle			7th	1200
Small−Bore Rifle, Three Positions			fourth	1600
				2800

Kathryn "Kathy" Foster

B. 1960-05-07, Launceston, Tas., Australia
Basketball

	1984	HP
Women's Team	fifth	500
		500

Kenneth J. Foster

B. 1951-06-16, represented Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Ice Dancing	12th	50
		50

Margot Elizabeth Foster

B. 1958-10-03, represented Australia
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Hugh Morrison "Morris" Foster

B. 1936-10-26, Maghera, NI, Great Britain, represented Ireland; D. 2020-02-03
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
		-24.24

Robert Foster

Olympic Competitor nr 4136

1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - AC (0.304)

Stephanie Charlene Foster

B. 1958-09-02, Morrinsville, New Zealand
Rowing

	1984	HP
Women's Single Sculls	seventh	600
		600

Sydney F. Foster

represented Jamaica
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
		16.14

Willie Foster

Olympic Competitor nr 3416

1908-07-13-16:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-15-11:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, semifinals - second (Q)
1908-07-16-16:15 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style, final - fourth (1200)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - first (Q) (swam alone)
1908-07-23-15:45 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - third (615)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - first (Q)
1908-07-24-16:20 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - first (1200)
1912-07-07-20:20 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, round one, heat five - second (Q)
1912-07-09-13:05 - Swimming - Men's 1500 m Free-style, semifinals - third - second fastest (640)
1912-07-11-12:10 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-12-19:10? - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, round one - third - fastest (only) third (Q)
1912-07-13-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 400 m Free-style, semifnals - third - second fastest (640)
1912-07-15-12:45 - Swimming - Men's 4x200 m Free-style Relay, final - third (640)

Written 2011-12-31 - last modified 2024-07-14

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