Euan Burton

Euan Michael Burton MBE (born 31 March 1979) is a Scottish judoka (a Judo practitioner).

Euan Burton
Personal information
Born (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing the  United Kingdom
World Championships
2007 Rio de Janeiro 81 kg
2010 Tokyo 81 kg
European Championships
2005 Rotterdam 81 kg
2007 Belgrade 81 kg
2010 Vienna 81 kg

Biography

Born in Ascot, Berkshire and living in Edinburgh, Burton represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Half-Middleweight (under 81 kg) Judo event. Burton was educated at Pencaitland Primary School, Ross High School and the University of Edinburgh. He was an Individual Bursar in 1998-99 at the University.

Burton is currently concentrating his efforts as a development coach for JudoScotland after his disappointing result at London 2012

Burton was named Scotland's flagbearer for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1] At the Games, he won Gold Medal in the 100 kg category. He has since announced his retirement and return to full-time coaching.

Burton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to judo.[2][3]

References
  1. McGinty, Stephen (21 July 2014). "Euan Burton named as Commonwealth Games flag bearer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N17.
  3. "2015 New Year Honours List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015.



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