caption event club birth_place weight height pb sport birth_date nickname image article_title
brendan foster at the 1972 olympics 1500 m , 5000 m , 10000 m gateshead harriers hebburn , county durham , england 68 kg lb on 1.78 m ftin on 1500 -- 13:14.6 -lrb- 1974 -rrb- 10000 m -- 27:30.3 -lrb- m 1978 -rrb- -- 3:37.64 -lrb- 1974 -rrb- 5000 m athletics yes 12 january 1948 big bren brendan foster 1972.jpg brendan foster

brendan foster

brendan foster cbe -lrb- born 12 january 1948 -rrb- is a british former long-distance runner who founded the great north run .
he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 summer olympics , the 5000 metres at the 1974 european championships and the 10,000 metres at the 1978 commonwealth games .
