Born June Florence Foulds in Shepherd's Bush in 1934, she was brought up by her grandparents.[5] She married British Olympic fencer Raymond Paul.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
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]
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^"Trailblazing sprinter June Foulds dies". 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^"Ronnie Carroll, singer and 'Eurovisionary' - obituary". The Telegraph. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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^"Desert Island Discs – Castaway : June Paul". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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june, foulds, june, florence, paul, née, foulds, june, 1934, november, 2020, british, track, field, sprint, runner, 1952personal, informationbirth, namejune, florence, fouldsborn, 1934, june, 1934shepherd, bush, england, died6, november, 2020, 2020, aged, heig. June Florence Paul nee Foulds 13 June 1934 6 November 2020 was a British track and field sprint runner June FouldsJune Foulds in 1952Personal informationBirth nameJune Florence FouldsBorn 1934 06 13 13 June 1934Shepherd s Bush England 1 Died6 November 2020 2020 11 06 aged 86 2 3 Height170 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight63 kg 139 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 100 m 200 mClubSpartan LadiesL A C LondonAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 11 6 1956 200 m 23 7 1956 1 4 Medal record Representing Great BritainOlympic Games1956 Melbourne 4 100 m1952 Helsinki 4 100 mEuropean Championships1950 Brussels 4 100 m1950 Brussels 100 mRepresenting EnglandBritish Empire and Commonwealth Games1958 Cardiff 4 110 ydPersonal life edit nbsp Foulds left and Raymond Paul in 1952Born June Florence Foulds in Shepherd s Bush in 1934 she was brought up by her grandparents 5 She married British Olympic fencer Raymond Paul 6 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 7 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 8 She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 17 November 1958 9 Foulds died at the age of 86 2 8 Athletics career editFoulds 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 nee 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 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title June Foulds amp oldid 1156380153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
