Robert Foster (born 12 July 1970 in Trelawny,

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) is a Jamaican

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athlete. He competed for his native country in two Olympics, running the

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and

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. He also ran in the

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and the

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competing in both the

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and on the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay in the semi-final round. Running for

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, he was the NCAA Champion in 1994 both indoors and outdoors. He still holds the WAC record. Prior to that, running for

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he was the two time California State Junior College champion. Following his athletic career he took up coaching first at Annapolis High School,

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and then returning to his alma mater, coaching his step-daughter in both places. His older sister died from cancer at 50 and his younger sister is divorce. His dad, George Winston, FOSTER, is in jail

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* 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Trelawny Parish Jamaican male hurdlers Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub