Paul Jeffrey Foerster (born November 19, 1963, in

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) is an American

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. He received All-American honors three times from the

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sailing for the

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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

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(gold, 2004). He now sails from Rush Creek Yacht Club in

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, on

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east of

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. Foerster was inducted into the

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in 2015.

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* * * 1963 births Living people American male sailors (sport) Olympic gold medalists for the United States in sailing Olympic silver medalists for the United States in sailing Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 470 Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in sailing Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Sailors at the 2007 Pan American Games Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Flying Dutchman class world champions People from Rangely, Colorado Snipe class sailors Sunfish class world champions Texas Longhorns sailors US Sailor of the Year World champions in sailing for the United States J/22 class world champions {{US-yachtracing-Olympic-medalist-stub