Paul Klenerman

Paul Klenerman

Personal information
Born	(1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 62) London, England
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event	sabre
College team	Oxford University [1]
Club	Salle Ganchev [2]

Paul Klenerman (born 23 March 1963) is a British Olympic sabre fencer. He was born in London, England. ^{[2] [3]} Klenerman attended Clare College, Cambridge (1982; BA Medical Sciences), later fenced for Oxford University as a postgraduate. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Klenerman was the Great Britain Under-20 Fencing Champion. ^{[2] [3]} His fencing club is Salle Ganchev. ^{[2] [3]}

He is Jewish, and won the gold medal in sabre at the 1981 Maccabiah Games. ^{[4] [5]} In 1984, he won the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships at the age of 21. ^{[6] [7]} Klenerman also competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

He is now a Professor of Immunology and medical researcher at Oxford University. ^[3]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
2. "Paul Klenerman Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
4. "Jewish Post 29 August 1984 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". Newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
5. "Jewish Life". Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. 7 July 1982. Retrieved 7 July 2022– via Google Books.
6. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
7. "BRITISH CHAMPIONS" (PDF). Britishfencing.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

External links

• Paul Klenerman at Olympedia