Graeme Randall,

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(born 14 March 1975) is a Scottish

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ka. He competed at the

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and the

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, and won gold medals in the 81 kg division at both the

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and

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Biography

Randall was educated at

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, Midlothian, and the

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, where he completed a degree in Physical Education. 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

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. 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

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. The following year in 1999 he won a world title after winning the gold medal in the 81 kg division at the

. The 1999 success made him a certain selection for the

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in Sydney. He fought in the -81kg division but was eliminated in his second match. In 2001, he won his second British Championship and third Scottish national title. At the

in Manchester, representing Scotland he claimed the gold medal in the -81 kg division. Randall was inducted into the

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in March 2010. 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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Graeme 1975 births Living people Scottish male judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Great Britain People educated at Lasswade High School Centre Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Members of the Order of the British Empire Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Judoka at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games