Raymond Paul

Raymond Rudolf Valentine Paul (21 November 1928 – 23 December 2013)[1] was a British fencer.

Raymond Paul
Paul and Foulds in 1952
Personal information
Born(1928-11-21)21 November 1928
Romford, London, England
Died23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 85)[1]
London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil, sabre, épée
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1955 RomeTeam foil
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1958 CardiffInd. foil
Gold medal – first place1958 CardiffTeam foil

Fencing career

He 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.[2] and a bronze medal in the team foil at the 1955 World Championships.[3]

He represented England and won a double gold in the foil individual and team events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4][5]

Personal life
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.[3]

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.[6]

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

References
  1. "Obituary: International fencing champion worked as stunt double for Hollywood icon Errol Flynn". Hamhighbroadway.co.uk. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. "Raymond Paul Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. McNulty, Thomas (2004) Errol Flynn: The Life and Career. McFarland. ISBN 0786417501.


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