June Foulds

June Florence Paul (née Foulds; 13 June 1934 – 6 November 2020) was a British track and field sprint runner.

June Foulds
Foulds and Paul in 1952
Personal information
Birth nameJune Florence Foulds
Born(1934-06-13)13 June 1934
Shepherd's Bush, England[1]
Died6 November 2020(2020-11-06) (aged 86)[2][3]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubSpartan Ladies
L.A.C., London
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.6 (1956)
200 m – 23.7 (1956)[1][4]

Personal life

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]

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, known for her dynamism, business acumen and her kindness to others.[2][8]

Athletics career

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

  1. 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.
  2. "June Foulds: Athlete, media star and a true market force". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Trailblazing sprinter June Foulds dies". 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. June Paul (née Foulds). trackfield.brinkster.net
  5. "Interview: Still doing her personal best at 60: In the Fifties June". The Independent. 7 December 1993. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "June Paul". British Athletics. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  7. "Ronnie Carroll, singer and 'Eurovisionary' - obituary". The Telegraph. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. "June Foulds: Athlete, media star and a true market force". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : June Paul". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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