Ralph G. Foster
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1934 (age 90) Nottingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
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Ralph G. Foster (25 May 1935 - 3 May 2021) is a British athlete and Paralympic Games gold medal winner. After an accident in his late twenties left him a paraplegic he eventually became involved in disabled sports. He was a swimmer, snooker player and lawn bowler. He represented Great Britain in lawn bowling at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and won a gold medal.[1] Ralph died on 3 May 2021 after a long illness.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "IPC Historical Results Database - Athlete search by Athlete's name - surname (Foster)". paralympic.org. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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