Graeme Randall

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]

Graeme Randall
Medal record
Men's Judo
World Championships
1999 Birmingham 81kg
European Championships
1999 Bratislava 81 kg
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester 81kg

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
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2002Commonwealth Games 1stHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2001World Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (81 kg)
1999World Judo Championships 1stHalf middleweight (81 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdHalf middleweight (81 kg)
1998European Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (81 kg)
1997World Judo Championships 5thHalf 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.
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