June Florence Paul (née Foulds; 13 June 1934 – 6 November 2020) was a British track and field sprint runner.
.jpg) June Foulds in 1952 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | June Florence Foulds |
| Born | 13 June 1934 Shepherd's Bush, England[1] |
| Died | 6 November 2020 (aged 86)[2][3] |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | Spartan Ladies L.A.C., London |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.6 (1956) 200 m – 23.7 (1956)[1][4] |
Medal record | |
Early life edit
Born June Florence Foulds in Shepherd's Bush in 1934, she was brought up by her grandparents.[5]
She originated from East Acton.[6] She lived at 80 Fitzneal Street. She attended Burlington Grammar School on Wood Lane.[7] She left school in 1951 aged 17.
Personal life edit
She married British Olympic fencer Raymond Paul.[8] Their son Steven Paul also became an Olympic fencer[1] and their nephew Barry Paul won a Commonwealth Games gold medal. She was the second wife of singer Ronnie Carroll, with whom she co-owned a successful club in Grenada in the 1970s, until political unrest halted tourism. They were to later divorce.[9] Her third husband was Eric Reynolds, divorcing after two years.[5] She ran a food stall and became a key figure in the development of the Camden Lock Markets, she ran several restaurants in London, including those trading as "Huffs". In 1993 she started running the "Hampstead Everyman Cinema", in Hampstead, London, turning the basement into a popular bar and restaurant, later selling the entire site to the Everyman Group.[10]
She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 17 November 1958.[11]
Athletics career edit
Foulds competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a bronze and a silver medal in the relay. Her best individual result was fifth place in the 200 m in 1956. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the 4×110 yd relay in a world-record time alongside Dorothy Hyman, Madeleine Weston, and Heather Armitage and placed fourth in the 220 yards and fifth in the 100 yards.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "June Foulds-Paul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "June Foulds: Athlete, media star and a true market force". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Trailblazing sprinter June Foulds dies". 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ June Paul (née Foulds). trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b "Interview: Still doing her personal best at 60: In the Fifties June". The Independent. 7 December 1993. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Daily Mirror Monday 11 July 1949, page 11
- ^ Acton Gazette Friday 16 June 1950, page 2
- ^ "June Paul". British Athletics. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Ronnie Carroll, singer and 'Eurovisionary' - obituary". The Telegraph. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b "June Foulds: Athlete, media star and a true market force". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : June Paul". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2014.