Catherine "Cathy" E. Foster (born 28 February 1956) is a British
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
The profession of the ...
. She competed in the
470 event at the
1984 Summer Olympics where she was the only female sailor to qualify and compete. She finished 2nd in the open 420 World Championships and won two Women's World Championship titles but sailing didn't introduce female specific events till the
1988 Olympic Games. She went on into olympic and paralympic sailing coaching and campaigned towards the 2004 Olympic Games.
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1956 births
Living people
English female sailors (sport)
420 class sailors
470 class sailors
World champions in sailing for Great Britain
Olympic sailors of Great Britain
Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – 470
People from Frimley
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