Ralph G. Foster
British athlete (1935–2021)
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Ralph Gordon Foster (25 May 1935 – 3 May 2021) was 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. Foster represented Great Britain in lawn bowling at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and won a gold medal.[1] He died after a long illness at his home in Nottingham, on 3 May 2021, at the age of 85.[2]
FullnameRalph Gordon Foster
Nationality
United Kingdom
United KingdomBorn25 May 1935
Nottingham, England
Died3 May 2021 (aged 85)
Nottingham, England
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| Full name | Ralph Gordon Foster | |||||||||||
| Nationality | United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1935 Nottingham, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 85) Nottingham, England | |||||||||||
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