Euan Michael Burton MBE (born 31 March 1979) is a Scottish

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(a Judo practitioner). His best results include; 2010 World Championship bronze, 2010 Tokyo Grand Slam gold, and 2007 World Championship bronze.

Biography

Burton was born in

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but lives in Edinburgh, he was educated at Pencaitland Primary School, Ross High School and the

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. He was an Individual

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in 1998-99 at the University. Burton 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. Burton won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships before representing

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in Beijing, competing in the men's 81 kg division and reaching the quarter finals. Two years later he won a bronze medal at the

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and in 2012 he was selected for the second time to represent

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, Competing again at the half-middleweight category (81 kg). In 2012, Burton won his third British National title at the heavier weight of middleweight but then reverted back to half-middleweight for a second appearance at the Olympic Games. Following the Games he then concentrated his efforts as a development coach for JudoScotland. Burton was named Scotland's flagbearer for the

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. Traditionally he fought in the -81 kg category but moved up two weightings to fight in the -100 kg category to make the Scottish team for the

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. At the Games, Burton the won gold medal in the 100 kg category. Burton later announced his retirement and return to full-time coaching. Burton was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to judo.

Personal life

He once went to hospital after having a caramel sweet in his lung. He also is a lifelong asthma sufferer. He is married to Gemma Gibbons.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Euan 1979 births Living people Scottish male judoka Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Great Britain Sportspeople from East Lothian Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Members of the Order of the British Empire Commonwealth Games gold medallists in judo Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland People from Pencaitland Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games