René Paul

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

Fencing career

He competed at four Olympic Games{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/rene-paul-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/rene-paul-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=René Paul Olympic Results |accessdate=17 June 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46448|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1950/athletes|title=1950 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}

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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes|title=1962 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}

Paul was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1947 to 1962.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishfencing.com/uploads/files/british_champions.pdf |title=British Champions |website=British Fencing |access-date=28 October 2022}}

Personal life

He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; wife Doreen ({{nee|Young}}), sons Graham Paul and Barry Paul, brother Raymond Paul and nephew Steven Paul.{{citation-needed|date=August 2023}}