Born April 4, 1958, Chicago, Ill.

One of the world's greatest high hurdlers from 1981 to 1991, Greg Foster was a national collegiate champion while at UCLA in both the high hurdles and 200. After college, he won 10 national titles, both indoor and outdoor, and he won the first three world outdoor championships. His best Olympic Games showing was a silver in 1984. He was world ranked for 15 of 16 years from 1977 to 1992 and achieved top rankings five times. He was world ranked in the 200 in 1979. and set world indoor hurdles records in 1986 and 1987. He was a member of 12 international teams, was the 1991 world indoor champion and the 1981 World Cup winner.