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Nathon Burns

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Nathon Burns
Personal information
Born9 March 1989 (1989-03-09) (age 35)
OccupationJudoka
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Ireland
 Northern Ireland
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt
ClubCamberley Judo Club and club 62 judo[citation needed]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2018)
European Champ.7th (2019)
Commonwealth GamesBronze (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Ireland
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍66 kg
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF40152
JudoInside.com37180
Updated on 29 November 2022

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]

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

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  1. ^ Oates, Howard (14 June 2021). Accidental Olympian. eBook Partnership. ISBN 9781785319525 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Nathon BURNS". International Judo Federation.
  4. ^ "Nathon Burns". Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Nathon BURNS". European Judo Union. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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