American Greg Foster, former three-time world champion and Olympic vice-champion in the 110-meter hurdles, died on Sunday February 20 at the age of 64. the athletic department of the University of California (UCLA) announced on Monday.
The American hedge legend had been battling amyloidosis, a rare disease in which a buildup of proteins causes organ damage, for several years. This disease led him to undergo a heart transplant in 2020.
After a stellar college career at UCLA, during which he won the national 110m hurdles title in 1978 and 1980, the Chicago native won ten U.S. national indoor and outdoor hurdles titles from 1981 in 1991. Foster won gold in the 110m hurdles at the first three World Athletics Championships in 1983, 1987 and 1991, in addition to a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in his specialty.
“It’s so sad that Greg left us so young.reacted Jon Ridgeon, the general manager of World Athletics in a press release. Greg was the way you want athletic heroes to behave: a fierce competitor on the track but also a warm and generous man off it. »
For eighteen successive seasons, between 1977 and 1994, Greg Foster was one of the world’s top twelve specialists in the 110m hurdles. For five years, he dominated this ranking and in 1988 he even managed to be among the best in the world with a broken arm. He had retired from sport in 996.
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