100 Team GB contenders for London 2012: Euan Burton
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Judo (81kg class)
Born: 31/03/79
Career highlights
The Scot is one of Britain's best judo medal hopes. He enjoyed an excellent 2010, winning bronze medals at both the European and World Championships, a bronze medal at the Tokyo Grand Slam and a silver at the German Grand Prix.
Career lowlight
He went to the Beijing Olympics with high hopes, having earned his first World Championship medal the previous year and then been mentored by Sir Clive Woodward, the British Olympic Association's elite performance director. But he was beaten in the quarter-finals of the 81kg weight class.
Career background
Burton says he has wanted to be Olympic champion since he took up the sport as a six-year-old. He believes his parents introduced him to judo in order to help combat his shyness.