Glen Foster
| Glen Foster medal table |
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 United States
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| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | Munich 1972 | Tempest |
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| gold | Marstrand 1971 | Tempest |
Glen Seward Foster II (born August 14, 1930 in Orange , † October 1, 1999 in New York City ) was an American sailor .
successes
Glen Foster took part in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich with crew member Peter Dean in the Tempest boat class . With 47.7 points they took third place in the Schilksee Olympic Center in Kiel behind the Soviet Olympic champions Valentin Mankin and Vitaly Dyrdyra and the Britons Alan Warren and David Hunt , with which they won the bronze medal. Already in 1971 they became world champions together in Marstrand . In the Finn dinghy , Foster won two US championships and one North American championship.
Foster attended Phillips Academy and studied at Brown University , for which he also took part in sailing competitions.
Web links
- Glen Foster in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Glen Foster in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Foster, Glen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foster II, Glen Seward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orange , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1999 |
| Place of death | New York City , United States |