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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 15 May 1947 St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Event | foil |
| Club | Salle Paul Fencing Club |
Medal record | |
Graham René Paul (born 15 May 1947) is a retired British international fencer.
Biography
[edit]Paul competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Paul represented the England team[2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4] He participated in the foil events[5] and won a gold medal in the team foil with Bill Hoskyns and Allan Jay, in addition to winning individual bronze.[6]
Four years later he repeated the success by winning another gold and bronze at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[7]
He was a six times British fencing champion, winning four foil titles and two épée titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1966 to 1973.[8] Additionally he has been British Veterans Foil champion seven times.[9]
Personal life
[edit]He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; parents René Paul and June Foulds, brother Barry Paul, uncle Raymond Paul and cousin Steven Paul.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Graham Paul Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ↑ "Jay for fifth Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "Graham Paul BVF Results". Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
External links
[edit]- Graham Paul at the International Fencing Federation
- Graham Paul at Team GB
- Graham Paul at Olympedia
- Graham Paul at InterSportStats
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