For other people with a similar name, see Brenden Foster and Brandon Foster.
Sir
Brendan Foster CBE
Foster at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Nickname
Big Bren
Born
12 January 1948 (1948-01-12) (age 76) Hebburn, South Tyneside, England
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
10 st 10 lb (150 lb; 68 kg)
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
1,500 m, 5,000 m, 10,000 m
Club
Gateshead Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
1,500 m – 3:37.64 (1974) 5,000 m – 13:14.6 (1974) 10,000 m – 27:30.3 (1978)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
1976 Montréal
10,000 m
European Championships
1974 Rome
5,000 m
1971 Helsinki
1,500 m
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton
10,000 m
1974 Christchurch
5,000 m
1970 Edinburgh
1,500 m
Sir Brendan FosterCBE (born 12 January 1948[1]) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser. He founded the Great North Run, one of the sport's most high profile half-marathon races. As an athlete, he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the gold medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1974 European Championships and the 10,000 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He later provided commentary and analysis on athletics, particularly long-distance events, for BBC Sport.
^Richardson, Andy, ed. (12 January 2018). "Happy Birthday to the Original Great North Runner". The Northern Echo. p. 6. ISSN 2043-0442.
Sir BrendanFoster CBE (born 12 January 1948) is a British former long-distance runner, athletics commentator and road race organiser. He founded the Great...
was instigated by BrendanFoster, a Gateshead Council employee at that time. By breaking the world record in the men's 3,000 m, Foster brought international...
popularity since the olympic and international success of Northeast athletes BrendanFoster in the 1970s and Steve Cram in the 1980s. Both won international medals...
former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator BrendanFoster. The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners...
13 minutes and 46 seconds. Subsequently commentators Steve Cram and BrendanFoster noted that only 88 British women had run a sub-3-hour marathon during...
years from 1965 to 1971 at St. Joseph's RC Grammar Technical School. BrendanFoster also taught chemistry there; it was his old school. Six years later...
double world and Olympic champion. After this victory, BBC commentator BrendanFoster and Sebastian Coe called Farah 'Britain's greatest ever athlete'. Farah...
John McDonnell and Laura Pidcock. Forbes was backed by Andy Burnham, BrendanFoster and Norma Redfearn as well as former candidates Paul Brannen, Ian Grayson...
Olympians Chris Brasher and John Disley founded the London Marathon and BrendanFoster started the Great North Run both in 1981. Several British runners who...
February 2009.[dead link] Davies, Gareth A. (21 August 2007). "My Sport: BrendanFoster". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2009. "Steele wins 1975 Sports...
Hawthorn Memorial Trophy 1971–1973 Succeeded by Denny Hulme Preceded by Mary Peters BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1973 Succeeded by BrendanFoster...
Henry Cooper (1970–1972, 1974–1977 and 1979) 1 long-distance runner: BrendanFoster (1977 and 1979) 1 snooker player: John Parrott (1996–2002) 1 hockey...
foreign travel for his wife paid for by the university. The chancellor, BrendanFoster, also resigned less than a month later. The controversies that led to...
commentators for the Marathon on the BBC were David Coleman, Ron Pickering, BrendanFoster, Paul Dickinson, Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Stuart Storey, Paula Radcliffe...
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...
at Monkton Stadium, home of Jarrow and Hebburn Athletic Club, where BrendanFoster, Steve Cram and David Sharpe are notable past runners. A short lived...
honours, knighthoods and damehoods cannot be appointed posthumously. Sir BrendanFoster (2020, Knight Bachelor, born 1948) Dame Sarah Springman (2022, DBE,...
part of The Great Run Company, which was launched by retired athlete BrendanFoster. The group specialises in road running events, from a 5k up to a marathon...
artist Louise Wilson; Steven Bode, director of Film and Video Umbrella; BrendanFoster, chairman of the BUPA Great North Run; Beth Rowson, curator and manager...
business is headed up by chief executive Mark Hollinshead, while founder BrendanFoster is the company's chairman. The Great North Run was the first event in...
Freedom of the Borough of Gateshead: Jonathan Edwards: 24 November 2000. BrendanFoster: 20 November 2004. Mike Neville: 12 October 2006. Baroness Quin of Gateshead:...
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