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][2]

Graeme Randall MBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1975-03-14) 14 March 1975
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Birmingham -81kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 Bratislava -81 kg
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Manchester -81kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53200
JudoInside.com2331

Biography

Randall was educated at Lasswade High School, Midlothian, and the University of Edinburgh, where he completed a degree in Physical Education.[3] In 1996, he was selected for Great Britain to compete at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Competing in the -78kg division, he lost his first round match and failed to progress any further. The following year in 1997, he finished fifth at the 1997 World Judo Championships.[1]

In 1996, he won his first Scottish National Championship and in 1998 he became champion of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships.[4] The following year in 1999 he won a world title after winning the gold medal in the 81 kg division at the 1999 World Judo Championships.[1]

The 1999 success made him a certain selection for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. He fought in the -81kg division but was eliminated in his second match.[1] In 2001, he won his second British Championship and third Scottish national title.[4] At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, representing Scotland he claimed the gold medal in the -81 kg division.

Randall was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in March 2010.[5] 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
1997World Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (78 kg)
1998European Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (81 kg)
1999European Judo Championships 3rdHalf middleweight (81 kg)
1999World Judo Championships 1stHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2001World Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2002Commonwealth Games 1stHalf middleweight (81 kg)

References
  1. "Graeme Randall profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "Graeme Randall". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. "British Championships – Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. "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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