Ryan Birch

Ryan Birch (5 April 1969[1] – 19 March 2013) was a British judoka, representing Great Britain in two Olympic Games[2] and winning the European Championship in 1994. He was born in Kingston upon Hull. On retiring from sport, he went on to become a pilot. He married Rowena Sweatman (who also won the European judo gold medal in 1994) and had two children. He was killed in a road accident in The Bahamas.[3]

Ryan Birch
Medal record
Men's judo
European Championships
1994 Gdansk 78 kg
1996 The Hague 86 kg

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
1999European Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (86 kg)
2000European Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (78 kg)
2001European Judo Championships 1stHalf middleweight (78 kg)

References
  1. "BJA Profiles" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ryan Birch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. Ryan Birch's obituary


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