Cardiff athlete is top doctor

Monday 19 December 2011

Current members will not know him but Paul Evans was an international sprinter and club member who has just been appointed to the highest position in the country's military medical service.

Paul joined the RAF from school and qualified as a doctor. He is now the Surgeon-General and responsible for all medical services throughout the British armed services. Given the country's recent and current activities in Irag and Afghanistan, this is a very important position indeed.

Paul was a member of the club in the late 1960s and has retained his love of athletics ever since. He is currently the President of the RAF Athletics' Association.

He was interviewed about his life and career and one question is interesting and revealing:

Q. What has been your proudest moment to date?

A. One would be in athletics. I was the British Indoor 60 metre champion at both under 17 and under 20. Secondly being appointed as Director General Medical Services RAF and subsequently Comd JMC. Any doctor who joins the RAF aspires to be the boss of their own service! However, out of work, being a father to my daughter!

Paul's father and mother were Bill and Kath Evans who both made huge contributions to athletics at club, Welsh and, in Bill's case, international levels. Between 1970 and 1986, Bill held the positions of Secretary, Chairman and President and Kath was Chairman for a period.

Many congratulations to Paul.