Greg Foster: Colin Jackson leads tributes to 'inspiration'

Greg Foster (centre) celebrates winning golden astatine the 1987 World Championships with Colin Jackson (right) and metallic medallist Jon Ridgeon

Tributes person been paid to erstwhile satellite champion hurdler and Olympic medallist Greg Foster who has died aged 64.

He besides won the 110m hurdles metallic medal astatine the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Former British hurdler Colin Jackson, who competed against Foster, described him arsenic "an inspiration" portion American aggregate Olympic champion Michael Johnson said helium "left a large legacy".

Foster was suffering from amyloidosis, a uncommon illness successful which a macromolecule physique up causes organ damage.

He had a transplant successful 2020 arsenic a effect of the illness but died connected Sunday.

Double satellite champion Jackson, 56, wrote connected societal media: "Greg was an inspiration for me, I watched his hurdle accomplishment work, spoke to him however I could amended and competed with him. His input yet allowed maine to instrumentality the satellite rubric and the title grounds disconnected him… helium was precise overmuch portion of my success."

Four-time Olympic champion Johnson besides paid homage to Foster, who remains the lone antheral jock to triumph the 110m hurdles astatine 3 consecutive World Athletics Championships,

"Incredible consistency and longevity arsenic a hurdler," helium wrote connected societal media: "He besides valiantly fought this unwellness for respective years. He volition beryllium missed but near a large legacy."

World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon, besides a erstwhile hurdler and rival of Foster, said helium was "a fierce rival connected the way but ever a warm, generous and affable antheral distant from the strength of competition".