Barry Paul

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'''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.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/barry-paul-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/barry-paul-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Barry Paul Olympic Results |accessdate=13 February 2011 |publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970/athletes|title=1970 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970|title=Edinburgh, 1970 Team|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46527|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=11 August 2019|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811125645/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46527|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was a five times British fencing champion, winning five foil titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1974 to 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishfencing.com/uploads/files/british_champions.pdf |title=British Champions |website=British Fencing |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>

==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|date=August 2023}}

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