Robert Reynolds (fencer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | c.1944[1] East Glamorgan, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Event(s) | Foil, Épée |
| Club | Cardiff Fencing Club Salle Reynolds Fencing Club |
Robert G. Reynolds (born 1944) is a former fencer from Wales, who competed at three Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Reynolds was born to a fencing family, his father was the leading Welsh fencing coach Professor Glynne S. Reynolds and his mother Jackie Reynolds was a four-times Welsh foil champion.[2] In February 1957, the family, which included three other siblings; Andrew, Valerie and Frances, all emigrated to Southern Rhodesia. At the time Robert was a Welsh junior foil champion in 1956 and eighth in the senior foil championships in 1957.[3]
The family returned to Wales and Robert was a member of the Cardiff Fencing Club and later the Salle Reynolds Fencing Club. He represented the 1962 Welsh team[4] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[5] where he participated in the foil and Épée events.[6] His mother Jackie Reynolds also competed at the same Games.[7][8]
In 1966 he went to his second Commonwealth Games, competing for the 1966 Welsh team in Kingston, Jamaica[9][10] and at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh he went to his third Games. His siblings Andrew and Frances also competed at the 1966 and 1970 Games[11]
References
- ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Privilege". Port Talbot Guardian. 21 September 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fencing family to emigrate". Port Talbot Guardian. 24 January 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Cavalcade of Sport". Port Talbot Guardian. 31 August 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cavalcade of Sport". Glamorgan Gazette. 14 September 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Fencing family". The Scotsman. 10 July 1970. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.