Greg Foster: podcast appearances and interviews

Greg Foster was an American athlete known for his achievements in hurdling. He was the first person in the history of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics to win three consecutive 110 meters hurdles titles in 1983, 1987, and 1991. Foster also secured titles at the IAAF World Cup and the World Indoor Championships, as well as multiple NCAA titles. He won the NCAA outdoor 110 meters hurdles championships twice and the NCAA 200 meters championship once. Foster claimed ten U.S. national titles across indoor and outdoor hurdling events, including four outdoor 110 meters hurdles titles and six indoor titles in various hurdle distances. He set several world indoor records, including the 50 meters hurdles in 1985 and again in 1987, and the 60 meters hurdles in 1987. Additionally, he broke the American record in the 110 meters hurdles with a time of 13.22 seconds in 1978, a mark he held as an NCAA meet record and UCLA record for many years. His personal best in the 110 meters hurdles was 13.03 seconds, achieved at the Weltklasse Zürich meet in 1981, making him the second-fastest hurdler of all time. Foster was ranked among the top ten hurdlers in the world for 15 of 16 years from 1977 to 1992, with five years at number one. His career was briefly interrupted in 1990 due to a six-month suspension following a positive doping test, which he attributed to asthma medication. Foster retired in 1996 and was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1998.