Euan Burton

Euan Michael Burton MBE (born 31 March 1979) is a Scottish judoka (a Judo practitioner).[1][2]

Euan Burton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979
Ascot, Berkshire
OccupationJudoka
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2007, 2010)
European Champ.Bronze (2005, 2007, 2010)
Olympic Games7th (2008)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo –81 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Rotterdam –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgrade –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna –81 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty –81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo –81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo –81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2010 Düsseldorf –81 kg
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow –100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF101
JudoInside.com6672
Updated on 9 November 2022.

Biography

Burton was born in Ascot, Berkshire but lives in Edinburgh, he 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.

He won the Scottish National Championship in 2000 before winning his first two championships of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2002 and 2003.[3][4]

He won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships before representing Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's 81kg division and reaching the qaurter finals.[1] Two years later he won a bronze medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships and in 2008, he was selected for the second time to represent Great Britain in the half-middleweight category, where he once again reached the quarter-finals.

In 2012, he won his third British National title at the heavier weight of middleweight[1] but then reverted back to half-middleweight for a third appearance at the Olympic Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he failed to progress from Pool D and following the Games he then concentrated his efforts as a development coach for JudoScotland.

Burton was named Scotland's flagbearer for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5] At the Games, he won gold medal in the 100 kg category. He later 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.[6][7]

References
  1. "Euan Burton profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. "Euan Burton judo". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. McGinty, Stephen (21 July 2014). "Euan Burton named as Commonwealth Games flag bearer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N17.
  7. "2015 New Year Honours List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015.
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