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Lynette May "Lyn" Foreman OAM (née Young; born 5 March 1957) is a former champion hurdler who competed for Western Australia and Australia from 1979 to 1982. She was the national 400m hurdles champion three times between 1979 and 1981.

In the IAAF World Championships event in 1980, Young-Foreman made the final of the 400m hurdles, finishing 7th with continuing good form for the next two seasons. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, she ran as the nominal favourite but was beaten by rising star Debbie Flintoff, who set a personal best and new Commonwealth Record to win a gold medal at her international debut.

Forman qualified for the 800m in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and in 2000 was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "Outstanding service as an international athlete and since as a coach and team official".

Currently she is an elite Level 5 coach and the head track coach at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.

Foreman received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to athletics.^[1]

Foreman was married to ABC commentator and sports administrator Wally Foreman until his death in 2006. They have two children.

References[edit]

^ "FOREMAN, Lynette May". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

External links[edit]

Lynette Young at World Athletics
Lynette 'Lyn' Foreman (Young) at Australian Athletics Historical Results

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[1] "FOREMAN, Lynette May". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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-'''Lyn Foreman''' (Lynette May Young) (born 5 March 1957) is a former champion [[hurdling|hurdler]] who competed for [[Western Australia]] and [[Australia]] from 1979 to 1982.  She was the national 400m hurdles champion three times between 1979 and 1981.
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+'''Lynette May "Lyn" Foreman''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (née '''Young'''; born 5 March 1957) is a former champion [[hurdling|hurdler]] who competed for [[Western Australia]] and [[Australia]] from 1979 to 1982. She was the national 400m hurdles champion three times between 1979 and 1981.
-In the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships]] event in 1980, Young-Foreman made the final of the 400m Hurdles running 7th with continuing good form for the next two seasons. At the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]], she ran as the nominal favourite but was beaten by rising star [[Debbie Flintoff-King|Debbie Flintoff]] who set a personal best and new Commonwealth Record to win a Gold Medal at her international debut.
+In the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|IAAF World Championships]] event in 1980, Young-Foreman made the final of the 400m hurdles, finishing 7th with continuing good form for the next two seasons. At the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]], she ran as the nominal favourite but was beaten by rising star [[Debbie Flintoff-King|Debbie Flintoff]], who set a personal best and new Commonwealth Record to win a gold medal at her international debut.
 Forman qualified for the 800m in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]] and in 2000 was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]] for "Outstanding service as an international athlete and since as a coach and team official".
 Currently she is an elite Level 5 coach and the head track coach at the [[Western Australian Institute of Sport]].
+Foreman received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the [[2018 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2018 Queen's Birthday Honours]] for service to athletics.<ref>{{cite web |title=FOREMAN, Lynette May |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2001599 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet |accessdate=12 June 2018}}</ref>
 Foreman was married to [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] commentator and sports administrator [[Wally Foreman]] until his death in 2006. They have two children.
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+* {{World Athletics||Lynette Young}}
-*[http://www.athletics.org.au/history/athletes/athlete147.htm Athletics results]
+* [http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete147.htm Lynette 'Lyn' Foreman (Young)] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
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