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| Born | 7 June 1949 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||
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Bill Ronald (born 7 June 1949) is an Australian former fencer. He competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] Two years later he went on to compete in three events in the 1970 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the team foil. [2]
Bill Ronald went to school at St Andrews Cathedral School, Sydney. He joined St Andrews Cathedral School in Year 3. While at the school he learnt fencing under Tex Clarke. [3]
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