UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer and Olympic silver medalist Greg Foster passed away peacefully on February 19 after a long battle with amyloidosis. He was 64 years old.
One of track and field’s greatest hurdlers, Foster helped lead UCLA to the 1978 NCAA title and won individual championships in the 110m hurdles in 1978 and 1980 and in the 200m in 1979. His 13.22 in the 110m hurdles at the 1978 NCAA Championships set a NCAA meet record that held for decades and still stands as a UCLA record. Foster also won three consecutive Pac-10 championships in the 110m hurdles from 1978-80, along with a 200m title in 1979. Foster’s UCLA teams finished in the Top 5 at the NCAA Championships every year from 1977-80.
Foster went on to win three consecutive World Championship gold medals in the 110m hurdles in 1983, 1987 and 1991. In 1994, he captured the silver medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a World indoor title in the 60m hurdles in 1991. In all, he captured 10 USA national titles, winning six indoor (60y hurdles from 1983-85, 55m hurdles from 1987-88 and 60m hurdles in 1991) and four outdoor (110m hurdles in 1981, 1983, 1986-87). Foster was world-ranked for 15 of 16 years from 1977-92, ranking No. 1 in 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 and 1991. He was a member of 12 international teams and was the 1991 world indoor champion and the 1981 World Cup winner.
Foster was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1998.
Legendary UCLA Bruin 110m hurdler Greg Foster passed away tonight.
He was world champion in 1983, 1987 and 1991, and Olympic silver medalist in 1984, in Los Angeles. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. The track and field world mourns this hurdling legend. pic.twitter.com/ve1u9GScVu
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