Club: Gateshead Gender: Male Age Group: V70 County: North East Region: North East Nation: England

Lead Coach: Unknown Previous Lead: Stan Long -1980

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Britain’s only Olympic medallist from the 1976 games in Montreal, Foster was our top endurance runner in the 1970’s—from a very good bunch! World record setter at 3000m and two miles and close to the 5000m mark on two occasions, his most brilliant run was to win the European title in Rome in 1974. Famous for instigating mid race surges including 58-59 second laps he was also one of the very first athletes to begin at 1500m and move right on up through the distances.

Best known performances

Event PB 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Event 2007 2006 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1500 3:37.64 1500 3:37.64 3:38.45 3:38.20 3:39.24 3:40.63 Mile 3:55.9 Mile 3:59.63 3:56.97 3:57.71 3:58.44 3:59.2 3:55.9 3:58.5 2000 5:02.93 2000 5:02.93 3000 7:35.1 3000 7:52.4 7:46.17 7:49.6 7:46.33 7:35.1 7:42.0 7:57.8 2Miles 8:13.68 2Miles 8:20.11 8:16.94 8:19.02 8:29.8 8:22.96 8:13.68 8:24.8 8:30.8 5000 13:14.6 5000 13:20.47 13:26.67 13:25.41 13:21.18 13:20.34 13:30.30 13:14.6 13:23.71 10000 27:30.3 10000 28:22.54 27:41.23 27:30.3 27:36.62 27:53.70 27:45.43 Mar 2:15:49 Mar 2:15:49

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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Default Date (Latest first) Date (Earliest first) Event Position Age Graded Points

1980 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	7:52.4				1				Bergen, NOR	International Meeting	4 Jun 80
3000	7:52.7				1				Crystal Palace	Open Meeting	11 Jun 80
2Miles	8:20.11				4				Crystal Palace	Talbot International Games	27 Jun 80
5000	13:20.47				2				Stockholm, SWE	DN Galan	8 Jul 80
5000	13:35.1				9				Brussels, BEL	Ivo van Damme Memorial Meeting	22 Aug 80
5000	13:35.19				4				Crystal Palace	IAC	8 Aug 80
5000	13:35.67				2				Gateshead	Eng v Yug v Nor v Sco	31 Aug 80
10000	28:22.54				11				Moscow, USSR	Olympic Games	27 Jul 80
10000	28:55.15				3	h2			Moscow, USSR	Olympic Games	24 Jul 80
Mar	2:15:49				5				Auckland, NZL	-	3 Feb 80
1979 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
Mile	3:59.63				2				Crystal Palace	EvPOL,SUI/MK Electric Meeting	27 Aug 79
3000	7:46.17				1				Gateshead	Amoco	8 Sep 79
2Miles	8:16.94				2				Oslo, NOR	Oslo Games	17 Jul 79
2Miles	8:21.43				1				Crystal Palace	Rotary Watches International Invitation	31 Aug 79
5000	13:26.67				2				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	8 Jul 79
5000	13:34.75				6				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	14 Jul 79
10000	27:41.23				2				Brussels, BEL	VD	4 Sep 79
10000	28:22.86				1				Turin, ITA	European Cup	4 Aug 79
1978 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
Mile	3:56.97				2				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	9 Jul 78
Mile	3:57.37				3				Crystal Palace	British Games inc Emsley Carr Mile	2 Jul 78
5000	13:25.41				2				Edinburgh	UK Championships	16 Jul 78
5000	13:27.32				1				Stockholm, SWE	DN Galan	13 Jun 78
5000	13:31.35				3				Edmonton, CAN	Commonwealth Games	10 Aug 78
5000	13:38.3				6	h1			Prague, CZE	European Championships	31 Aug 78
5000	14:10.28				5	h2			Edmonton, CAN	Commonwealth Games	8 Aug 78
10000	27:30.3				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	23 Jun 78
10000	27:32.65				4				Prague, CZE	European Championships	29 Aug 78
10000	28:13.65				1				Edmonton, CAN	Commonwealth Games	6 Aug 78
SHORT5M	22:42				4				Los Altos CA, USA (27m)	RWorld	31 Dec 78
10MCHECK	46:17				2				Barrow	ChasK	9 Apr 78
1977 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	7:49.6				2				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	12 Sep 77
5000	13:21.18				1				Crystal Palace	Debenhams International Games	26 Jun 77
10000	27:36.62				1				Crystal Palace	IAC/Coca-Cola Meeting	9 Sep 77
10000	27:45.66				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	22 Jul 77
9MXC	43:49				1				Parliament Hill	English Championships	5 Mar 77
1976 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
Mile	3:57.71				3				Crystal Palace	British International Games	30 Aug 76
3000	7:46.33				4				Cologne, GER	International Meeting	1 Sep 76
2Miles	8:19.02				1				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	9 Jul 76
2Miles	8:22.16				1				Edinburgh	IAC Meeting	6 Aug 76
2Miles	8:24.74				2				Crystal Palace	Debenhams International Games	17 Sep 76
5000	13:20.34				1	h3			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	28 Jul 76
5000	13:26.19				5				Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	30 Jul 76
5000	13:26.34				2				Stockholm, SWE	DN Galan	10 Aug 76
5000	13:32.88				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	14 Aug 76
5000	13:33.8				1				Crystal Palace	Olympic Trials	5 Jun 76
10000	27:53.70				3				Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	26 Jul 76
10000	28:22.19				2	h2			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	23 Jul 76
1975 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
2000	5:02.93				5				Crystal Palace	Philips	4 Jul 75
2Miles	8:29.8				1				Gateshead	Greenham Games	1 Sep 75
5000	13:30.30				1				Crystal Palace	Euro Cup Semifinal	13 Jul 75
5000	13:33.0				2				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	26 Jul 75
5000	13:36.18				1				Nice, FRA	European Cup	17 Aug 75
10000	27:45.43				1				Crystal Palace	IAC	29 Aug 75
1974 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:37.64				7				Christchurch, NZL	Commonwealth Games	2 Feb 74
1500	3:44.9				4	h1			Christchurch, NZL	Commonwealth Games	31 Jan 74
Mile	3:58.44				3				Crystal Palace	British International Games	10 Aug 74
3000	7:35.1				1				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	3 Aug 74
2Miles	8:22.96				1				Crystal Palace	IAC Meeting	13 Sep 74
5000	13:14.6	a			2				Christchurch, NZL	Commonwealth Games	29 Jan 74
5000	13:17.21				1				Rome, ITA	European Championships	8 Sep 74
5000	13:27.4				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	13 Jul 74
5000	13:37.0				1	h3			Rome, ITA	European Championships	6 Sep 74
5000	13:45.6				1	h2			Christchurch, NZL	Commonwealth Games	27 Jan 74
1973 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:38.45				1				Crystal Palace	Great Britain & Northern Ireland v Hungary	25 Aug 73
Mile	3:59.2				1				South Shields	-	30 Jun 73
3000	7:42.0	+e			m				Crystal Palace	Great Britain & Northern Ireland v Hungary	27 Aug 73
2Miles	8:13.68				1				Crystal Palace	Great Britain & Northern Ireland v Hungary	27 Aug 73
5000	13:23.71				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	14 Jul 73
1972 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:38.20				3	s3			Munich, GER	Olympic Games	9 Sep 72
1500	3:39.02				5				Munich, GER	Olympic Games	10 Sep 72
1500	3:39.25				4				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	15 Jul 72
1500	3:40.8				4	h1			Munich, GER	Olympic Games	8 Sep 72
Mile	3:55.9				2				Crystal Palace	GBR v GDR v NED	10 Jun 72
Mile	3:57.2				1				Stockholm, SWE	Invitational	5 Jul 72
1971 SEN Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:39.24				3				Helsinki, FIN	European Championships	15 Aug 71
1500	3:39.4				4				Milan, ITA	International Meeting	1 Jul 71
1500	3:42.8				4	h1			Helsinki, FIN	European Championships	13 Aug 71
Mile	3:58.5				3				Leicester	Inter Counties	31 May 71
2Miles	8:24.8				2				Edinburgh	Edinburgh Games	21 Aug 71
1970 U23 Gateshead
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:40.63				3				Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games	22 Jul 70
1500	3:43.8				2	h1			Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games	18 Jul 70
3000	7:57.8				2				Crystal Palace	Sward	5 Jul 70
2Miles	8:30.8				2				Crystal Palace	Sward	5 Jul 70

Total Performances: 83

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