René Paul

Ronald René Charles Paul (20 January 1921 – 16 June 2008) was a British fencer.

René Paul
Personal information
Full nameRonald René Charles Paul
Born(1921-01-20)20 January 1921
Paddington, London, Great Britain
Died16 June 2008(2008-06-16) (aged 87)
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandFoil individual
Gold medal – first place 1950 AucklandFoil team
Silver medal – second place 1950 AucklandÉpée team
Gold medal – first place 1954 VancouverFoil individual
Gold medal – first place 1954 VancouverFoil team
Gold medal – first place 1954 VancouverÉpée team
Silver medal – second place 1954 VancouverÉpée individual
Gold medal – first place 1958 CardiffFoil team
Bronze medal – third place 1958 CardiffFoil individual
Gold medal – first place 1962 PerthFoil team

Fencing career

He competed at four Olympic Games[1] and won ten Commonwealth Games medals.

He represented England and won two gold medals in the foil individual and team and a silver medal in the Épée team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

Four years later he won four medals at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; three golds in the Épée team and Foil individual and team and a silver in the Épée individual.[2] Two more medals were won during the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales and his tenth and final medal was won at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2][4]

Paul was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1947 to 1962.[5]

Personal life

He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; wife Doreen (née Young), sons Graham Paul and Barry Paul, brother Raymond Paul and nephew Steven Paul.

References
  1. "René Paul Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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