Joy Foster
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Comment: Is she notable for being born in Jamaica? Needs lead paragraph to explain who she is and what she is Wikipedia notable for. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 05:44, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Joy Foster is a Jamaican table tennis player. She set the Guiness World Record as the youngest sportsperson to represent their country in an international match, when she participated in the West Indies Championship in 1958, aged eight. She is also the first and youngest recipient of the Sportswoman of the Year Award.[1]
Biography
Foster was introduced to table tennis at 4 years old. Unable to reach the table, she would stand on a box as she played against her brothers Dave and Maurice Foster[1].Her father Audley George Foster known as "Gig" or "Mr Fos", was her coach and founder of Willfos Aces Table Tennis Club.
In 1958 at age 8, Foster won a place in the Guinness record book as the world’s youngest person to represent their country in international competition[2]. She represented her country in the West Indies Championships. She won the women's singles championship; the mixed doubles partnering with Fuarnando Roberts, and the women's doubles partnering with Madge Bond[1]. In 1961, Joy Foster was given the first Sportswoman of the Year award. She remains the youngest winner at 11 years old[3].
Foster won the Jamaican Open Women's Singles title twice before the age of 12.[4][2]
References
- ^ a b c Inc, The Crisis Publishing Company (February 1959). The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0011-1422.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help); Check|isbn=value: length (help) - ^ a b Taylor, Daniel; Turner, Georgina; Dart, James; Bryant, Tom; Moses, Toby; Steinberg, Jacob (2013-08-02). "The Joy of Six: sporting prodigies | Guardian writers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Things to know". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "50 years of great performances". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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