Steven Paul (28 September 1954 – 26 April 2019) was a British international fencer. He competed at the

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and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He also appeared as

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's stunt-double in the film ''

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''.

Fencing career

In addition to competing at three Olympic Games he was a three times British fencing champion, winning the

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

title at the

British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 202 ...

in 1980, 1983 and 1993.

Personal life

Steven Paul's family heritage was as part of a famous fencing and athletics family, including father

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 ...

, uncle

René Paul 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 England and won two gold medals in the foil individu ...

, Mother June Paul (Foulds), cousins

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 ...

, grandson of Leon Paul. In later life he became the Head Coach and Chairman of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Fencing Club. In 2015, he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, which caused him to give up many but not all of his coaching positions. At age 64, Paul unexpectedly died following a fall on an Easter family holiday in Spain, 26 April 2019. His body was repatriated to the UK by partner Karen, who subsequently organised a justgiving crowdfunding appeal which raised £16,900 towards the associated costs.

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* 1954 births 2019 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers from London British stunt performers {{UK-fencing-bio-stub