John Foster (water polo)

John Foster
Personal information
Full nameJohn Lewis Foster
NationalityAustralian
Born(1931-05-11)11 May 1931
Died28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 81)
Sport
SportWater polo

John Lewis 'Jake' Foster (11 May 1931 – 28 January 2013) was an Australian water polo player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

His daughter Margot won a bronze in the women's coxed four event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and son Peter won the bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m kayaking event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Foster Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ "John Foster". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 December 2020.


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