René Paul
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald René Charles Paul |
| Born | 20 January 1921 Paddington, London, Great Britain |
| Died | 16 June 2008 (aged 87) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Medal record | |
Ronald René Charles Paul (20 January 1921 – 16 June 2008) was a British fencer.
Fencing career
[edit]He competed at four Olympic Games[1] and won ten Commonwealth Games medals.
He represented England and won two gold medals in the foil individual and team and a silver medal in the Épée team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
Four years later he won four medals at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; three golds in the Épée team and Foil individual and team and a silver in the Épée individual.[2] Two more medals were won during the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales and his tenth and final medal was won at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2][4]
Paul was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1947 to 1962.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; wife Doreen (née Young), sons Graham Paul and Barry Paul, brother Raymond Paul and nephew Steven Paul.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "René Paul Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- 1921 births
- 2008 deaths
- British male fencers
- Olympic fencers for Great Britain
- Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- People from Paddington
- Sportspeople from the City of Westminster
- Fencers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Fencers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Fencers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Fencers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games