Jack Foster

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For the football manager, see Jack Foster (football manager).

John ("Jack") Charles Foster (born May 23, 1932 in Liverpool, England – died June 5, 2004) was a former long-distance runner. He represented New Zealand in the men's marathon at two Summer Olympics; Munich, West Germany (1972) and Montreal, Canada (1976). A resident of Rotorua, he won the silver medal in the marathon at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch with a master's world record time of 2:11:18 at the age of 41[1]. Two years earlier, he had set a world's record for 20 miles at 1:39:14[2].

He was killed while out riding his bicycle in Rotorua[2].

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  1. ^ Athletics Canterbury: Foster, John C. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
  2. ^ a b Robinson, Roger (September 2004), “Jack Foster: 1932-2004”, Running Times Magazine, <http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:wlD8kmD4lagJ:www.runningtimesmagazine.com/rt/articles/%3Fc%3D411%26id%3D4647> 
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