Paul Klenerman

Paul Klenerman
Personal information
Born (1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 61)
London, England
Height5-10.5 (180 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
SportFencing
Eventsabre
College teamOxford University[1]
ClubSalle 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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Jewish Post 29 August 1984 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". Newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Jewish Life". Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. 7 July 1982. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. ^ "BRITISH CHAMPIONS" (PDF). Britishfencing.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.