{{Short description|British fencer (born 1947)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Graham Paul | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|5|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 185 cm | weight = 82 kg | sport = Fencing | event = foil | club = Salle Paul Fencing Club | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Fencing}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|British Empire & Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold| 1966 Kingston | team foil}} {{MedalBronze| 1966 Kingston | individual foil}} {{MedalGold| 1970 Edinburgh | team foil}} {{MedalBronze| 1970 Edinburgh | individual foil}} | show-medals = yes }}
'''Graham René Paul''' (born 15 May 1947) is a retired British international fencer.
== Biography == Paul competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/graham-paul-1.html |title=Graham Paul Olympic Results |accessdate=29 December 2010 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317163935/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/graham-paul-1.html |archivedate=17 March 2011 }}</ref>
Paul represented the England team<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19660615/138/0019 |title=Jay for fifth Empire Games |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=15 June 1966 |p=19 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kingston-1966/athletes|title=1966 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kingston-1966|title=Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team|publisher=Team England}}</ref> He participated in the foil events<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3036/19/all |title=England Kingston 1966 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=17 December 2025 |archive-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018082917/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3036/19/all |url-status=dead }}</ref> and won a gold medal in the team foil with Bill Hoskyns and Allan Jay, in addition to winning individual bronze.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/fencing.htm |title=Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref>
Four years later he repeated the success by winning another gold and bronze at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46528|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806155218/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46528|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was a six times British fencing champion, winning four foil titles and two épée titles at the British Fencing Championships, from 1966 to 1973.<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> Additionally he has been British Veterans Foil champion seven times.<ref name="BVF Results">{{cite web |url=http://www.veterans-fencing.co.uk/results.shtml#hall_of_fame |title=Graham Paul BVF Results |accessdate=6 March 2013 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018165111/http://www.veterans-fencing.co.uk/results.shtml#hall_of_fame |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life== He is part of a famous fencing and athletics family; parents René Paul and June Foulds, brother Barry Paul, uncle Raymond Paul and cousin Steven Paul.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Graham}} Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:British male fencers Category:Olympic fencers for Great Britain Category:Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from St Neots Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in fencing Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in fencing Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Category:Fencers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category:Fencers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
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