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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 4,931st most popular athlete, the 18,409th most popular biography from United States and the 636th 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 ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Foerster ranks 4,931 out of 6,025. Before him are Jung Jae-eun, Sara Algotsson Ostholt, Tobias Unger, Wu You, Kim Chung-tae, and Alexandra Stepanova. After him are Marco Jakobs, Brian Shimer, Raffaelo Caserta, Oskars Melbārdis, Flora Duffy, and Sven Schmid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Paul Foerster ranks 1,167. Before him are 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, Babatunde Fashola, and John Andretti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Foerster ranks 18,417 out of 20,380. Before him are Scottie Wilbekin (1993), Jake Paltrow (1975), Lauren Mayhew (1985), Maria Van Kerkhove (1977), Jonathan Vaughters (1973), and Ester Dean (1982). After him are Lisa Brenner (1974), Lupe Fiasco (1982), Alex Tyus (1988), Brian Shimer (1962), Warren Kole (1977), and Gavin Creel (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Paul Foerster ranks 636. Before him are Brady Ellison (1988), Terrence Trammell (1978), Cynthia Eckert (1965), Valarie Allman (1995), Monique Hennagan (1976), and Paul Gonzales (1964). After him are Brian Shimer (1962), Walter Dix (1986), Rochelle Stevens (1966), Grant Holloway (1997), Lance Deal (1961), and Lindsey Van (1984).

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