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Graeme Randall
Medal record
Men's Judo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Birmingham 81kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bratislava 81 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 81kg

Graeme Randall, MBE (born 14 March 1975) is a Scottish judoka. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics, and won gold medals in the 81 kg division at both the 1999 World Judo Championships and 2002 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Randall was educated at Lasswade High School, Midlothian, and the University of Edinburgh, where he completed a degree in Physical Education.[2]

Randall was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010.[3] He was the second male from Great Britain to hold a world title in judo. He was also seen in the STV series of Coached Off The Couch.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2002 Commonwealth Games 1st Half middleweight (81 kg)
2001 World Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (81 kg)
1999 World Judo Championships 1st Half middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Half middleweight (81 kg)
1998 European Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (81 kg)
1997 World Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (78 kg)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graeme Randall Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Graeme Randall". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Six sporting legends honoured in Scottish Sports Hall of Fame". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.