# Paul Foerster > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Foerster > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Foerster.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Foerster > Source revision: 1347478780 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American sailor This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Paul Foerster Personal information Full name Paul Jeffrey Foerster Born November 19, 1963 (1963-11-19) (age 62) Rangely, Colorado, U.S. Sailing career Sport Sailing Club Austin Yacht Club Rush Creek Yacht Club **Paul Jeffrey Foerster** (born November 19, 1963) is an American [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)). He received All-American honors three times from the [Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association](/source/Inter-Collegiate_Sailing_Association) sailing for the [University of Texas at Austin](/source/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](/source/Flying_Dutchman_(dinghy)) he was successful with [Stephen Bourdow](/source/Stephen_Bourdow) (Silver 1992), and then in the [470 class](/source/470_(dinghy)) with [Bob Merrick](/source/Bob_Merrick) (silver, 2000) and [Kevin Burnham](/source/Kevin_Burnham) (gold, 2004). He now sails from [Rush Creek Yacht Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rush_Creek_Yacht_Club&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Heath, Texas](/source/Heath%2C_Texas), on [Lake Ray Hubbard](/source/Lake_Ray_Hubbard) east of [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas). Foerster was inducted into the [National Sailing Hall of Fame](/source/National_Sailing_Hall_of_Fame) in 2015.[1] He has won the [J/22 World Championship](/source/J%2F22_World_Championship) multiple times.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Paul Jeffrey Foerster 2015 Inductee"](https://nshof.org/inductees/foerster-paul-jeffrey/). Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Julie & Christopher Howell (July 24, 2021). ["J/22 World Championship at Corpus Christi Yacht Club - Overall"](https://www.sail-world.com/news/239847/J-22-Worlds-at-Corpus-Christi-overall). ## Further reading - ["Olympics/Paralympics 2004: Paul Foerster"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110709103713/http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicGames/2004/470Men/PaulFoerster.asp). *ussailing.org*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicGames/2004/470Men/PaulFoerster.asp) on July 9, 2011. - ["Americans edge Brits for first 470 sailing gold medal"](https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/boat/2004-08-21-sailing-men470_x.htm). *USA Today*. August 21, 2004. - Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Paul Foerster"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190428/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/paul-foerster-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/paul-foerster-1.html) on April 17, 2020. ## External links - [Paul Foerster](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/paul-foerster?ref=USAPF3) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived, [alternate link](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor/?ref=USAPF3)) - [Paul Foerster](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/paul-foerster) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) - [Paul Foerster](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62032) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) v t e Olympic champions in men's 470 1976: Frank Hübner & Harro Bode (FRG) 1980: Marcos Soares & Eduardo Penido (BRA) 1984: Luis Doreste & Roberto Molina (ESP) 1988: Thierry Peponnet & Luc Pillot (FRA) 1992: Jordi Calafat & Kiko Sánchez (ESP) 1996: Yevhen Braslavets & Ihor Matviyenko (UKR) 2000: Tom King & Mark Turnbull (AUS) 2004: Paul Foerster & Kevin Burnham (USA) 2008: Nathan Wilmot & Malcolm Page (AUS) 2012: Mathew Belcher & Malcolm Page (AUS) 2016: Šime Fantela & Igor Marenić (CRO) 2020: Mathew Belcher & Will Ryan (AUS) v t e World champions in Flying Dutchman 1956: Mulka & von Bredow 1957: Mulka & von Bredow 1958: Tasker & Palmer 1959: Capio & Pizzorno 1962: Fogh & Elvstrøm 1963: Renevier & Graz 1965: Pitcher & McCormack 1967: Oakeley & Hunt 1969: Pattisson & MacDonald-Smith 1970: Pattisson & MacDonald-Smith 1971: Pattisson & Brooke-Houghton 1973: Fogh & Bastet 1974: Wolf & Klenke 1975: M. Pajot & Y. Pajot 1977: Hotz & Nicolet 1978: A. Batzill & R. Batzill 1979: Bouet & Poirey 1980: McLaughlin & Bastet 1981: A. Batzill & R. Batzill 1982: Schwarz & Fröschl 1983: McKee & Buchan 1984: A. Batzill & Wende 1985: Schönherr & Poulsen 1986: J. Diesch & E. Diesch 1987: Doreste & Serra 1988: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Grønborg 1989: A. Batzill & Lang 1990: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jens Bojsen-Møller 1991: Foerster & Bourdow 1992: Foerster & Bourdow 1993: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jens Bojsen-Møller 1994: Majthényi & Domokos 1995: McCrossin & Cook 1996: Lehmann & Mädicke 1997: McCrossin & Cook 1998: Kramer & Dijksterhuis 1999: Schönherr & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2000: McCrossin & Cook 2001: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2002: Majthényi & Domokos 2003: Majthényi & Domokos 2004: Majthényi & Domokos 2005: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2006: Majthényi & Domokos 2007: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2008: Majthényi & Domokos 2009: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2010: Majthényi & Domokos 2011: Majthényi & Domokos 2012: Majthényi & Domokos 2013: Kramer & Geelkerken 2014: Majthényi & Domokos 2015: Majthényi & Domokos 2016: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2017: Majthényi & Domokos 2018: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller 2019: Majthényi & Domokos This article about a yacht racing Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. 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