Raymond Paul

Raymond Paul

File:June Foulds 1952.jpg Paul and Foulds in 1952
Personal information
Born	(1928-11-21)21 November 1928 Romford, London, England
Died	23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 85) London, England
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Foil, sabre, épée
Medal record Representing United Kingdom World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1955 Rome Team foil Representing England British Empire and Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Ind. foil Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Team foil

Raymond Rudolf Valentine Paul (21 November 1928 – 23 December 2013) was a British fencer.

Fencing career

Paul competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of eighth place in the foil in 1956. He won four national foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1953 to 1958. and a bronze medal in the team foil at the 1955 World Championships.

He represented the England team and won a double gold in the foil individual and team events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.

Personal life

File:Paul, Raymond 2013.jpg

Grave of Raymond Paul in Highgate Cemetery

Paul was the son of a French fencing master, who settled in London. He was the brother of René Paul, ex-husband of June Foulds-Paul, uncle of Barry Paul and Graham Paul and father of Steven Paul.

In the 1955 film The Dark Avenger, Raymond Paul doubled for Errol Flynn during one sword duel, due to Flynn's taking ill at the time.

Paul died on 23 December 2013 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.