Paul Klenerman
British fencer (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Born | (1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 61) 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] |
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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]