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

Fencing career

He competed at four Olympic Games and won ten Commonwealth Games medals. He represented

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and won two

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s in the

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individual and team and a

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in the Épée team at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

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, New Zealand. Four years later he won four medals at the

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, British Columbia, Canada; three golds in the Épée team and Foil individual and team and a silver in the Épée individual. Two more medals were won during the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

in Cardiff, Wales and his tenth and final medal was won at the

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, Western Australia. Paul was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the

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, from 1947 to 1962.

Personal life

He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; wife Doreen (), sons

Graham Paul 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. He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a bronze medal in ...

and

Barry Paul Barry Christopher Paul (born 10 May 1948) is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the te ...

, brother

Raymond Paul Raymond Rudolf Valentine Paul (21 November 1928 – 23 December 2013) was a British fencer. Fencing career He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of eighth place in the foil in 1956. He won four na ...

and nephew

Steven Paul Steven Paul (born May 16, 1959) is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and talent manager. He is the chairman, founder and CEO of Crystal Sky Pictures. Life and career Paul was born in New York City. His mother, Dorothy Koster Paul, was ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Rene 1921 births 2008 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Paddington Fencers at the 1950 British Empire Games Fencers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Fencers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Fencers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games