Sir Brendan Foster CBE (born 12 January 1948) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser. He founded the Great...

(1970–present) 1970:  Lachie Stewart (SCO) 1974:  Dick Tayler (NZL) 1978:  Brendan Foster (ENG) 1982:  Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) 1986:  Jon Solly (ENG) 1990:  Eamonn...

was instigated by Brendan Foster, a Gateshead Council employee at that time. By breaking the world record in the men's 3,000 m, Foster brought international...

000-metre final comparatively easily, because even Great Britain's Brendan Foster dropped from the steadily accelerating pace of Portugal's Carlos Lopes...

former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners...

 Ethiopia 1976 Montreal details Lasse Virén  Finland Carlos Lopes  Portugal Brendan Foster  Great Britain 1980 Moscow details Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia Kaarlo Maaninka...

popularity since the olympic and international success of Northeast athletes Brendan Foster in the 1970s and Steve Cram in the 1980s. Both won international medals...

Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, and Brendan the Bold. The Irish translation of his...

Jazy (FRA) 1969: Ian Stewart (GBR) 1971: Juha Väätäinen (FIN) 1974: Brendan Foster (GBR) 1978: Venanzio Ortis (ITA) 1982: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 1986:...

co-founder of Mozilla Brendan Fevola (born 1981), Australian footballer Brendan Fraser (born 1968), Canadian-American actor Brendan Foster (born 1948), British...