Brendan Foster
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Athletics competitor, long distance runner
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Within Vinony's link graph, Brendan Foster is referenced by 300 other articles, and connects out to World Athletics, Order of the British Empire and half marathon.
It sits within the topics 1948 births, Alumni of the University of Sussex and Athletes from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- What Is Fundamental?
- Wandering Towards a Goal
- Wandering Towards a Goal
- How Should Humanity Steer the Future?
- Questioning the Foundations of Physics
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1941
production music
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 21
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Brendan+Foster">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brendan
- Family name
- Foster
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hebburn
- Occupation
- marathon runner
- Educated at
- University of Sussex
- Employer
- BBC
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Participant in
- 1972 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Mass
- 68
- Image
- Brendan Foster 1972.jpg
- Height
- 178
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1948-01-00
- Commons category
- Brendan Foster
- nickname
- Big Bren
Sources (1)
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Connections
World Athletics
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Order of the British Empire
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half marathon
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Lasse Virén
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5000 metres
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France
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Italy
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Germany
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Finland
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Spain
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Norway
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United Kingdom
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Poland
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Belgium
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New Zealand
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Ethiopia
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Kenya
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England
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association football
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Soviet Union
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Categories
1948 birthsAlumni of the University of SussexAthletes from Newcastle upon TyneAthletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer OlympicsBBC Sports Personality of the Year winnersBBC sports presenters and reportersBritish men long-distance runnersCommanders of the Order of the British EmpireCommonwealth Games bronze medallists for EnglandCommonwealth Games bronze medallists in athleticsCommonwealth Games gold medallists for EnglandCommonwealth Games gold medallists in athleticsCommonwealth Games silver medallists for EnglandCommonwealth Games silver medallists in athleticsCompetitors at the 1970 Summer UniversiadeEnglish men long-distance runnersEnglish sports broadcastersEuropean Athletics Championships medalistsKnights Bachelor