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He finished in fourth place, just off the podium at the 1976 Olympics while setting his lifetime personal best of 13.41.
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Charles Foster
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In 1974 he was the number one ranked hurdler in the world, number 2 in 1975 and in the top ten from 1973-1979. Foster ran for North Carolina Central University, winning the 1974 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. He picked up an additional bronze medal in international competition at the 1979 Pan American Games.
He also picked up a pair of National Indoor championships in 1975 and 1978.
After his athletic career, he went into coaching at the University of North Carolina, Clemson University and Virginia Technology He was involved with the organizing committee for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and with the 1999 Special Olympics.
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A few weeks later that season, he won the National Championships. On tour, he also won the French national championship. The National Collegiate Athletic Association victory qualified him for the World University Games the following year, where he won the Gold Meda He was able to win the National Championship again in 1977 in a tie with University of California, Los Angeles"s James Owens, making him the United States. representative at the 1977 IAAF World Cup, where he won a bronze medal. Foster"s career began at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, South Carolina, where he was state champion and the 1971 Junior National Champion in the 120 yard high hurdles.
