Euan Burton
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| Born | 31 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Euan Michael Burton MBE (born 31 March 1979) is a Scottish judoka (a Judo practitioner).
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.[citation needed]
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[]
- ^ McGinty, Stephen (21 July 2014). "Euan Burton named as Commonwealth Games flag bearer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N17.
- ^ "2015 New Year Honours List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015.
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