Paul Sanders (born 11 January 1962) is a British former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

He was a gold medallist at the 1990 European Athletics Championships, running in the British men's 4 × 400 metres relay quartet alongside Kriss Akabusi, John Regis, and Roger Black.

[3][4] Sanders competed twice for Great Britain individually, reaching the semi-finals at the 1990 European Athletics Championships and the quarter-finals at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics.

[5] He ranked third in Europe on time in the 1991 season, with his lifetime best of 45.33 seconds for the distance.

[7] At sub-national level, he was the 1986 winner of the 400 m at the Inter-Counties Championships.