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Paul Foerster

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Paul Jeffrey Foerster (born November 19, 1963) is an American sailor. He received All-American honors three times from the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association sailing for the University of Texas at Austin and competed at four Olympic Games in sailing: 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2004, winning total of three Olympic medals during his career. In the Flying Dutchman (FD) class he was successful with Stephen Bourdow (Silver 1992), and then in the 470 class with Bob Merrick (silver, 2000) and Kevin Burnham (gold, 2004). He now sails from Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, Texas, on Lake Ray Hubbard east of Dallas, Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Foerster is the 4,828th most popular athlete, the 18,281st most popular biography from United States and the 628th most popular American Athlete.

Paul Foerster is most famous for being an accomplished American sailor, particularly known for winning a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He has also achieved significant success in various national and international sailing competitions.

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Among people born in 1963, Paul Foerster ranks 1,167Before him are Dave Douglas, Eric Cantor, Igor Tikhomirov, Phil Mills, Bryan Gunn, Sarah Jane Brown, and Chidi Imoh. After him are Clark Spencer, Richard Appel, John Simmit, Rabia Salihu Sa'id, and Babatunde Fashola.

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Paul Foerster ranks 628Before him are Brady Ellison (1988), Terrence Trammell (1978), Cynthia Eckert (1965), Valarie Allman (1995), Monique Hennagan (1976), and Paul Gonzales (1964). After him are Walter Dix (1986), Rochelle Stevens (1966), Grant Holloway (1997), Lance Deal (1961), Lindsey Van (1984), and Jessica Springsteen (1991).