The American
Greg Foster
, triple world champion and Olympic runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles, died on Sunday at the age of 64, the International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) reported on Tuesday.
The agency, which says it is
"deeply saddened"
to hear the news, recalls that Foster, born in Chicago on August 4, 1958, was "a dominant force" in the test in the 1980s and early 1990s. .
The North American won World Cup gold outdoors in Helsinki 1983, Rome 1987 and Tokyo 1991, was silver at the 1984 Los Angeles Games behind his compatriot Roger Kingdom and indoor champion in the 60-meter hurdles in Seville 1991. He also established a universal indoor record in 1987 with 7.36.
The executive director of the International Federation, Jon Ridgeon, who was silver after Foster in Rome 1987, assured that he was
"one of the true legends of hurdling
" and that he had to compete against what was one of his "models to follow and heroes within the sport".
"And I remember that I found Greg exactly how you would like your athletic hero to be:
a fierce competitor on the track but always a warm, generous and friendly man away from the intensity of the competition
," said Ridgeon, who noted that he was " very sad" at his passing "at such a young age."
Foster retired in 1996, was elected to the Hall of Fame of the United States Federation (USTAF) in 1998 and despite being diagnosed with
amyloidosis
, a rare disease that affected his heart, at age 57, he continued to be linked to athletics as a coach. .
Source: EFE
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