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Brendan Foster

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Sir Brendan Foster (born 12 January 1948) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser. He founded the Great North Run, one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1974 European Championships and the 10,000 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He later provided commentary and analysis on athletics, particularly long-distance events, for BBC Sport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Brendan Foster is the 2,960th most popular athlete (up from 3,187th in 2024), the 6,596th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,718th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Brendan Foster ranks 2,960 out of 6,025. Before him are Lynn Williams, Natalya Bochina, Gerald Tinker, Thomas Greiner, Jon Drummond, and Ioana Olteanu. After him are Oh Jin-hyek, Andrea Parenti, Niels Henriksen, Andrew Hoy, Irving Saladino, and Matthias Jacob.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Brendan Foster ranks 767. Before him are Kent Conrad, Jack Dalrymple, Tom Udall, Pat Quinn, Sandy Jardine, and Stephen Turnbull. After him are Prakash Karat, Nancy Lynch, Kapil Sibal, William M. Daley, Ian Hallam, and Steve Wilhite.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brendan Foster ranks 6,598 out of 8,785. Before him are Leslie Ward (1851), Jonny Brownlee (1990), Pete Shelley (1955), Najla El Mangoush (1973), Anoushka Shankar (1981), and Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880). After him are Alistair Petrie (1970), Paul Kaye (1964), Wes Morgan (1984), Elyes Gabel (1983), Paul di Resta (1986), and Leslie Benzies (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Brendan Foster ranks 120. Before him are Alan Pascoe (1947), Dorothy Hyman (1941), Steve Redgrave (1962), Derek Redmond (1965), Kim Tae-gyun (null), and Jonny Brownlee (1990). After him are Josh Kerr (1997), Sheila Sherwood (1945), Jo Pavey (1973), Simmone Jacobs (1966), Andrew Triggs Hodge (1979), and David Broome (1940).

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