Barry Paul

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Barry Paul
Personal information
Born (1948-05-10) 10 May 1948 (age 75)
Bethnal Green, London, England
Sport
Sport Fencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh foil team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh foil individual

Barry Christopher Paul (born 10 May 1948) is a retired British international fencer.

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Fencing career

He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver medal in the individual foil, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]

He was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1974 to 1980. [5]

Personal life

He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; his parents were René Paul and June Foulds, his brother is Graham Paul, his uncle was Raymond Paul and his cousin is Steven Paul.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Barry Paul Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.