Steven Paul (fencer)

Steven Paul
Personal information
Born(1954-09-28)28 September 1954
London, England
Died26 April 2019(2019-04-26) (aged 64)[1]
Sport
SportFencing

Steven Paul (28 September 1954 – 26 April 2019) was a British international fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] He also appeared as Pierce Brosnan's stunt-double in the film Die Another Day.[2]

Fencing career

In addition to competing at three Olympic Games he was a three times British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships in 1980, 1983 and 1993.[3]

Personal life

Steven Paul's family heritage was as part of a famous fencing and athletics family, including father Raymond Paul, uncle René Paul, Mother June Paul (Foulds), cousins Graham Paul and Barry Paul, grandson of Leon Paul. In later life he became the Head Coach and Chairman of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Fencing Club,[4][5] as well as coaching at several other prestigious fencing clubs such as the Lansdowne Club and Haverstock Fencing Club. [1]

In 2015, he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, which caused him to give up many but not all of his coaching positions.[6] At age 64, Paul unexpectedly died following a fall on an Easter family holiday in Spain, 26 April 2019. His body was repatriated to the UK by partner Karen, who subsequently organised a justgiving crowdfunding appeal which raised £16,900 towards the associated costs.[5] The Annual SPITFIRE match is held in his memory to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Association.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Burr, Lawrence (29 April 2019). "PROFESSOR STEVE PAUL 1954 – 2019". British Fencing Association. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Steven Paul Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Professor Steven Paul, 1954 – 2019 | Royal Tunbridge Wells Fencing Club". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Help raise £30000 to Cover emergency medical expenses for Steven Paul". JustGiving. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Professor Steven Paul 1954 – 2019". The Epée Club. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.rtwfencingclub.com/spitfire/ [bare URL]


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