Editing Tim Foster (section)

==Career==
He began rowing at [[Bedford Modern School]] and competed in the [[World Rowing Junior Championships]] in 1987 and 1988.<ref>''School of the Black and Red'', by Andrew Underwood, updated 2010</ref>  In the latter he competed in a pair with [[Matthew Pinsent]].<ref name="auto"/> He became the first British rower to win gold medals at two consecutive Junior Worlds. From there he proceeded into the senior squad.<ref name="auto"/>

In 1993 he underwent [[back]] surgery but was straight back in the boat for the 1994 season, winning Bronze in the coxless four at the World Championships.<ref name="auto"/> This boat stayed together until the 1996 Olympics, where they won Bronze.<ref name="auto"/>

Following his Olympic medal, he continued his university studies at [[Oxford]], competing in the 1997 [[Boat Race]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/events/an-evening-with-tim-foster-mbe-(olympic-rowing-champion-and-coach)/|title=An evening with Tim Foster MBE - Oxford Brookes University|website=www.brookes.ac.uk|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

In 1997 he won a seat in the [[coxless four]] alongside [[Steve Redgrave]], [[Matthew Pinsent]] and [[James Cracknell]].<ref name="auto"/>  In the run up to the Olympics, he again needed back surgery and time off after severing [[tendons]] in his hand by punching a window at a boat club party.<ref name="auto"/> In August 2000, the month prior to winning gold in Sydney, a three-part BBC documentary entitled ''[[Gold Fever (British TV series)|Gold Fever]]'' was broadcast.<ref name="auto"/> This followed the coxless four team in the years leading up to the Olympics, including video diaries recording the highs and lows in the quest for gold.<ref name="auto"/> Despite the problems Foster had had, he was in the final crew and they won the gold medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney 2000]] Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/dec/07/50-stunning-moments-steve-redgrave |title=50 stunning Olympic moments No4: Steve Redgrave's fifth gold medal |date=7 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |author=Rob Bagchi}}</ref> He was awarded an MBE for his part in this in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic-speakers.com/coaching/tim-foster-mbe/|title=Tim Foster MBE - Olympic Speaker - Champions Olympic|website=Champions Olympic Speakers|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/new_year_honours/1091592.stm|title=Gold medallists rewarded|date=30 December 2000|access-date=1 April 2019|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

After Sydney, he retired from international rowing, and retired as an active rower in July 2001.<ref name="auto"/> After a stint coaching at the [[University of London Boat Club]], he joined the [[UK Sport]]-sponsored Elite Coach Programme in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bosonmedia.co.uk/ara/gbrowing/biographies/index.php?Action=2&id=202 |title=British International Rowing Office - Biographies |access-date=2007-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20061014205325/http://www.bosonmedia.co.uk/ara/gbrowing/biographies/index.php?Action=2&id=202 |archive-date=14 October 2006 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In January 2007, he became the head coach of the Swiss national rowing squad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/rowing/6194157.stm |work=BBC News |title=Foster takes top Swiss rowing job |date=19 December 2006}}</ref> He remained in this role until 2012, and now works as a business coach.