Ryan Birch
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Men's judo | ||
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1994 Gdansk | 78 kg |
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1996 The Hague | 86 kg |
Ryan Birch (5 April 1969[1] – 19 March 2013) was a British judoka, representing Great Britain in two Olympic Games[2] and winning the European Championship in 1994. He was born in Kingston upon Hull. On retiring from sport, he went on to become a pilot. He married Rowena Sweatman (who also won the European judo gold medal in 1994) and had two children. He was killed in a road accident in The Bahamas.[3]
Achievements[]
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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1999 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (86 kg) |
2000 | European Judo Championships | 5th | Half middleweight (78 kg) |
2001 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Half middleweight (78 kg) |
References[]
- ^ "BJA Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-12.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ryan Birch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Ryan Birch's obituary
External links[]
- Ryan Birch at JudoInside.com
- Ryan Birch at Olympedia
- Ryan Birch's obituary
- The British Judo Association Reports[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Sportspeople from Kingston upon Hull
- 2013 deaths
- British male judoka
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of Great Britain
- Road incident deaths in the Bahamas
- British judo biography stubs