1. Paul James Kingsman was born on 15 June 1967 and is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand.
10 Facts About Paul Kingsman
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Paul Kingsman participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 200 metre backstroke.
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Paul Kingsman was New Zealand's first male Olympic medalist in an individual swimming event.
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Over his swimming career, in addition to his Olympic medal, Paul Kingsman earned four Commonwealth Games medals and twelve New Zealand national senior titles.
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Paul Kingsman was trained during his entire New Zealand career by coach Hilton Brown.
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Paul Kingsman closed his career by taking a bronze and a silver in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in his home town of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Paul Kingsman was always an exceedingly popular competitor, and his farewell at those Games in Auckland was an emotional occasion.
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On retiring from swimming, Paul Kingsman took up a position as New Zealand national sales and marketing manager for Speedo sportswear.
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Paul Kingsman then set up and operated his own swim school in Auckland.
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In 2001, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and son and currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina, where Paul Kingsman is a financial advisor and a professional motivational speaker and executive coach to the financial services industry.