Graeme Randall MBE

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 (age 48)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–81 kg
Medal record Representing  Great Britain World Championships 1999 Birmingham -81kg European Championships 1999 Bratislava -81 kg Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester -81kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	53200
JudoInside.com	2331

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]

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.

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