INDIANAPOLIS — National Track & Field Hall of Famer Greg Foster, who won three World Championships golds and an Olympic silver in the men's 110m hurdles, died Feb. 19. He was 64. Foster was ranked among the top ten 110m hurdlers in the world 15 times, a record for a running event, and achieved the number-one ranking five times. He also won the first three World Outdoor Championships in the hurdles in 1983, 1987 and 1991, the only man to win three straight world titles in that event. His lifetime best in the 110mH came in 1981 when he clocked 13.03 at Zurich. While at UCLA, Foster was a national collegiate champion in both the high hurdles and 200-meter dash. He took gold in the 110mH in 1978 and 1980, and won the 200m in 1979. In 1978 his hurdles victory in 13.22 was an NCAA record that stood for many years, and he helped UCLA to the team title. In 1979, he was world ranked in both the 110mH and 200m. After graduating from college in 1981, he won 10 national titles, both indoor and outdoor. The only major prize that eluded him was an Olympic gold medal. He came close in 1984, finishing second at the Los Angeles Games to Roger Kingdom of the U.S. In 1988, Foster broke his forearm prior to the Trials, competed nonetheless, but failed to gain a spot on the team. Four years later, at the 1992 Trials, he finished a non-qualifying fourth. Foster set world indoor hurdles records in 1986 and 1987. He was a member of 12 international teams, and was the 1991 world indoor 60mH champion and the 1981 World Cup winner. His American indoor record in the 50mH still stands at 6.35, and he is tied for second on the all-time U.S. indoor performer list in the 60mH at 7.36. Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1998, Foster was an athlete agent and coach after retiring from competition. He suffered from a rare disease (amyloidosis) that severely affected his heart, and Foster underwent a heart transplant in 2020. Photo credit: Tony Duffy/Getty Images.