Graham Paul Explained

Graham Paul
Birth Date:15 May 1947
Birth Place:St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England
Sport:Fencing
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Graham René Paul (born 15 May 1947) is a retired British international fencer.

Fencing career

He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a bronze medal in the individual foil, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2] [3] Four years later he repeated the success by winning another gold and bronze at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4]

He was a six times British fencing champion, winning four foil titles and two épée titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1966 to 1973.[5] Additionally he has been British Veterans Foil champion seven times.[6]

Personal life

He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; parents René Paul and June Foulds, brother Barry Paul, uncle Raymond Paul and cousin Steven Paul.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graham Paul Olympic Results . 29 December 2010 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317163935/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/graham-paul-1.html . 17 March 2011 .
  2. Web site: 1966 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Web site: British Champions . British Fencing . 28 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Graham Paul BVF Results . 6 March 2013 . 18 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018165111/http://www.veterans-fencing.co.uk/results.shtml#hall_of_fame . dead .