Ralph G. Foster Explained

Ralph G. Foster
Fullname:Ralph Gordon Foster
Birth Date:1935 5, df=y
Birth Place:Nottingham, England
Death Place:Nottingham, England

Ralph Gordon Foster (25 May 1935 – 3 May 2021) was a British athlete and Paralympic Games gold medal winner. After an accident in his late twenties left him a paraplegic he eventually became involved in disabled sports. He was a swimmer, snooker player and lawn bowler. Foster represented Great Britain in lawn bowling at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and won a gold medal.[1] He died after a long illness at his home in Nottingham, on 3 May 2021, at the age of 85.[2]

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  1. Web site: IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete search by Athlete's name - surname (Foster). paralympic.org. 16 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Ralph Gordon Foster . Funeral Notices . 26 October 2024.