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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Fourth quarter 1938 Watford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William "John" Rayden (born 1938), is a male former fencer who competed for England.
Biography
Rayden was a member of the London Fencing Club.1
Rayden represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.234 He participated in the sabre events and won a gold medal in the team sabre with Ralph Cooperman and Richard Oldcorn.5
References
References
- "Fencing". Daily Mirror. 10 May 1965. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2025.