Lynette May "Lyn" Foreman (née Young; born 5 March 1957) is a former champion

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who competed for

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and

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from 1979 to 1982. She was the national 400m hurdles champion three times between 1979 and 1981. In the

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event in 1980, Young-Foreman made the final of the 400m hurdles, finishing 7th with continuing good form for the next two seasons. At the

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, she ran as the nominal favourite but was beaten by rising star Debbie Flintoff, who set a personal best and new Commonwealth Record to win a gold medal at her international debut. Forman qualified for the 800m in the

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and in 2000 was awarded the

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for "Outstanding service as an international athlete and since as a coach and team official". Currently she is an elite Level 5 coach and the head track coach at the

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. Foreman received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the

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for service to athletics. Foreman was married to

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commentator and sports administrator

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until his death in 2006. They have two children.

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