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Legendary Hurdler Greg Foster Dies at 64

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DyeStat.com   Feb 20th 2023, 4:40am
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Foster Won Four World Championship Gold Medals, And Silver At 1984 Olympic Games

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

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One of history's greatest hurdlers, Greg Foster, died Sunday according to NBC broadcaster and fellow UCLA alum Ato Boldon

Foster, who dominated the 110-meter hurdles during his career in the 1980s and early 1990s, won World Championships gold medals in 1983, 1987 and 1991. He also won the World Indoor 60-meter hurdles in 1991. 

He was also the silver medalist in the 110-meter hurdles at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. 

Foster was 64. He had amyloidosis, a rare and deadly disease that impacts the heart. He had undergone heart transplant surgery in January. 

Foster was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, in 1978 and 1980.

He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1998. 



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