Nathon Burns (born 22 June 1989) is an Irish judoka.[1][2][3] Burns is based at Camberley Judo Club in Surrey;[citation needed] he was previously at Yamakwai in Belfast.[4][citation needed] A third dan black belt, he describes seoi nage as his favourite technique.[5]
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| Born | 9 March 1989 (age 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Ireland Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 3rd dan black belt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Camberley Judo Club and club 62 judo[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 7th (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 40152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 37180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 29 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burns represented Ireland at the 2019 European Games, reaching the last eight in the 66 kg event.[6] He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, competing for Northern Ireland in the 66 kg category.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Oates, Howard (14 June 2021). Accidental Olympian. eBook Partnership. ISBN 9781785319525 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Nathon BURNS". International Judo Federation.
- ^ "Nathon Burns". Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Nathon BURNS". European Judo Union. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Nathon Burns on fire in European Games judo". Irish Examiner. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Crawford, Steven (1 August 2022). "Judokas Yasmin Javadian and Nathon Burns add to medal haul". News Letter. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Bailie, Keith (1 August 2022). "Bronze medals for judo stars Yasmin Javadian and Nathon Burns". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
edit- Nathon Burns at the International Judo Federation
- Nathon Burns at JudoInside.com
- Nathon Burns at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nathon Burns at The-Sports.org
- Nathon Burns on Twitter
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