Paul Foreman

For the Coronation Street character, see Paul Foreman (Coronation Street).

Paul Foreman (25 January 1939 – 15 December 2020)^[1] was a Jamaican long jumper who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the gold medallist in that event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.^[2] Born in Kingston, Jamaica, He was twice a winner at the British West Indies Championships (1957 and 1960) and also won a triple jump at the former event.^[3]

Foreman competed for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team in the United States, finishing 4th in the long jump and triple jump at the 1952 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[4][5]