{{short description|American fencer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Paul Apostol | image = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|10|23}} | birth_place = New York, New York, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = | sport = Fencing | collegeteam = NYU-All American, 1966 and 1967. NCAA Champion 1966 | club = Manhattan Fencing Center | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = Ramapo High School 2002 to 2013. Record 140-15 | worlds = Veterans World Champion 2006 and 2007 | regionals = | nationals = NCAA Champion 1966, National Open Champion 1973, National Veterans Champion 2006, 2007 and 2010 | olympics = 8th, 1972, 16th, 1976 | highestranking = | pb = }}
'''Paul Apostol''' (born October 23, 1945) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/paul-apostol-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230508/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/paul-apostol-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Paul Apostol Olympic Results |accessdate=2011-02-24 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
A resident of Wyckoff, New Jersey, Apostol has been a fencing coach at Ramapo High School.<ref>Loffredo, Nicholas. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/wyckoff/rhs-coach-to-rep-us-at-fencing-championships " RHS Coach to Rep U.S. at Fencing Championships; Standout student makes his mark on national stage"], Wyckoff Patch, July 26, 2010. Accessed November 13, 2017. "Paul Apostol, a Wyckoff resident and fencing coach at Ramapo High School, won the Veterans National Championship in the 60-69 age group earlier this month."</ref>
==See also== *List of USFA Division I National Champions *List of NCAA fencing champions *List of USFA Hall of Fame members
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