Paul Klenerman

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Paul Klenerman
Personal information
Born (1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 60)
London, England
Height5-10.5 (180 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Fencing
Event sabre
College team Oxford University [1]
ClubSalle 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Paul Klenerman Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.
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