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

Fencing career

He competed at the

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and

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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

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and won a double

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in the foil individual and team events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in

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, Wales.

Personal life

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 ''

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'', Raymond Paul doubled for

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during one sword duel, due to Flynn's taking ill at the time.McNulty, Thomas (2004
''Errol Flynn: The Life and Career''
McFarland. . Paul died on 23rd December 2013 and was buried on the eastern side of

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References

1928 births 2013 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Fencers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-fencing-bio-stub