Catherine "Cathy" E. Foster (born 28 February 1956) is a British

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. She competed in the 470 event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

where she was the only female sailor to qualify and compete. She finished 2nd in the open 420 World Championships and won two Women's World Championship titles but sailing didn't introduce female specific events till the

1988 Olympic Games 1988 Olympics refers to both: *The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *The 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

. She went on into olympic and paralympic sailing coaching and campaigned towards the 2004 Olympic Games.

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* 1956 births Living people English female sailors (sport) 420 class sailors 470 class sailors World champions in sailing for Great Britain Olympic sailors of Great Britain Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – 470 People from Frimley {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub