Paul Klenerman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 March 1963 London, England |
| Height | 5-10.5 (180 cm) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event | sabre |
| College team | Oxford University[1] |
| Club | Salle Ganchev[2] |
Paul Klenerman (born 23 March 1963) is a British Olympic sabre fencer. He was born in London, England.[2][3] Klenerman attended Clare College, Cambridge (1982; BA Medical Sciences), later fenced for Oxford University as a postgraduate.[1][2][3]
Klenerman was the Great Britain Under-20 Fencing Champion.[2][3] His fencing club is Salle Ganchev.[2][3]
He is Jewish, and won the gold medal in sabre at the 1981 Maccabiah Games.[4][5] In 1984, he won the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships at the age of 21.[6][7] Klenerman also competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
He is now a Professor of Immunology and medical researcher at Oxford University.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Paul Klenerman Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jewish Post 29 August 1984 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". Newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Jewish Life". Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. 7 July 1982. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "BRITISH CHAMPIONS" (PDF). Britishfencing.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- British male fencers
- Olympic fencers for Great Britain
- Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Fencers from London
- Jewish sabre fencers
- Jewish British sportspeople
- Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Great Britain
- Competitors at the 1981 Maccabiah Games
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Alumni of Clare Hall, Cambridge
- Medical scholars of the University of Oxford
- Fellows of Green Templeton College, Oxford
- NIHR Senior Investigators