Hurdler Greg Foster Suspended 3 Months in Cold Medicine Use

Two-time world champion hurdler Greg Foster has been suspended from competition for three months for testing positive for substances commonly found in over-the-counter cold medications.

The Athletics Congress said today that Foster was tested at the Sunkist Invitational indoor meet in Los Angeles on Jan. 19 and tested positive for pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and pheynylpropanolamine, substances banned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation.

A three-member panel of TAC’s Drug Control Review Board will hear an appeal of the suspension. If the appeal is denied, Foster would be ineligible to compete in national or international meets until June 29.

Foster, 31, a former UCLA runner from Chino Hills won the world outdoor titles in the 110-meter hurdles in 1983 and 1987.

He was the 1984 Olympic silver medalist.