Greg Foster

Three time World Champion, 100 Meter Hurdles.

Foster won World Championships in 1983, '87 and '91, becoming the sport's first three time World Champion in any event. He won the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. He was prevented from competing in 1980 by boycott and 1988 and '92 by injury. 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 '92, a record for men's track events. He also set a world record of 7.37 second in the indoor 60 meter hurdles.

EVENT

PLACE

POINTS

MONEY

EVENT WINS
1984 Final

2

35 1/2

$13,550

Bike Race, Half Mile Run, Obstacle Course
1985 Preliminary 1

3

36

$6,100

Bike Race, Obstacle Course
1985 Final

8

12

$1,200

None
1987 Preliminary 2

2

40 1/2

$9,050

Basketball, Bowling, Bike Race
1987 Final

8

18

$1,800

None
1988 Preliminary 2

5

22

$2,200

Rowing
1988 Final

12

0

$0

None
TOTALS  

164

$33,900

9


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