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Diane Foster

1928 - 1999

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Patricia Diane Foster (3 March 1928 – 4 January 1999) was a Canadian track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. Foster was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She competed for Canada at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay with her teammates Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay and Patricia Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Diane Foster is the 3,179th most popular athlete (down from 2,011th in 2024), the 950th most popular biography from Canada (down from 656th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among people born in 1928, Diane Foster ranks 597. Before her are Arthur Dion Hanna, Salvador Laurel, Donald Henderson, Dolphy, J. Hillis Miller, and Jimmy Hill. After her are John Ingle, Chris Brasher, Slade Gorton, and John Disley. Among people deceased in 1999, Diane Foster ranks 329. Before her are Tomoo Kudaka, Payne Stewart, Rex Allen, Bobby Troup, Ella Mae Morse, and Indrani Rahman. After her are Gonzalo Rodríguez, John Chafee, Peggy Cass, Jill Dando, Greg Moore, and Menno Oosting.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Diane Foster ranks 951 out of 1,622. Before her are Dale Frail (1961), Harry Sinden (1932), Pierre Bouvier (1979), Amanda Marshall (1972), Isabelle Boulay (1972), and Bruce Robertson (1962). After her are Tyler Breeze (1988), Manjul Bhargava (1974), Jodelle Ferland (1994), Rossif Sutherland (1978), Chris Bumstead (1995), and Mike Smith (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Diane Foster ranks 63. Before her are Dean Crawford (1958), Lynn Williams (null), Tommy Gorman (1886), Aaron Brown (1992), Dave Trottier (1906), and Bruce Robertson (1962). After her are Chris Bumstead (1995), Mike Smith (1982), Dick Pound (1942), Theoren Fleury (1968), Lesley Thompson (1959), and Eric Lamaze (1968).

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