Paul Foerster
Personal information
Full namePaul Jeffrey Foerster
BornNovember 19, 1963 (1963-11-19) (age 60)
Rangely, Colorado, U.S.
Sailing career
Club
  •  Austin Yacht Club
  •  Rush Creek Yacht Club
College team University of Texas at Austin
Medal record
Sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 470 class
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Flying Dutchman
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 470 class
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio Sunfish class
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Sunfish class

Paul Jeffrey Foerster (born November 19, 1963) is an American sailor.

He received All-American honors three times from the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association sailing for the University of Texas at Austin and competed at four Olympic Games in sailing: 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2004, winning total of three Olympic medals during his career. In the Flying Dutchman (FD) class he was successful with Stephen Bourdow (Silver 1992), and then in the 470 class with Bob Merrick (silver, 2000) and Kevin Burnham (gold, 2004).

He now sails from Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, Texas, on Lake Ray Hubbard east of Dallas, Texas. Foerster was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2015.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Jeffrey Foerster 2015 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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