Barry Paul
British fencer (born 1948)
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Barry Christopher Paul (born 10 May 1948) is a retired British international fencer.
Born10 May 1948
Bethnal Green, London, England
SportFencing
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Fencing career
He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a silver medal in the individual foil, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4]
He was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1974 to 1980.[5]
Personal life
He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; his parents were René Paul and June Foulds, his brother is Graham Paul, his uncle was Raymond Paul and his cousin is Steven Paul.[citation needed]