Birch was born in Kingston upon Hull. In 1991, he won the first of his two championships of Great Britain, winning the half-middleweight division at the British Judo Championships.[3] The following year he was selected by Great Britain for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he competed in the men's 78 kg event.[4]
In 1998, he became a champion of Great Britain for the second time after winning the title at the heavier weight class of middleweight.[3]
He married Rowena Sweatman (who also won the European judo gold medal in 1994) and had two children. On retiring from sport, he went on to become a pilot.He was killed in a road accident in The Bahamas.[6]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
ryan, birch, april, 1969, march, 2013, british, judoka, representing, great, britain, olympic, games, personal, informationnationalitybritish, english, born, 1969, april, 1969kingston, upon, hull, englanddied19, march, 2013, 2013, aged, bahamasoccupationjudoka. Ryan Birch 5 April 1969 1 19 March 2013 was a British judoka representing Great Britain in two Olympic Games 2 Ryan BirchPersonal informationNationalityBritish English Born 1969 04 05 5 April 1969Kingston upon Hull EnglandDied19 March 2013 2013 03 19 aged 43 The BahamasOccupationJudokaSportSportJudoWeight classmiddleweighthalf middleweightMedal record Representing Great BritainEuropean Championships1994 Gdansk 78 kg1996 The Hague 86 kgProfile at external databasesJudoInside com2269 Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBirch was born in Kingston upon Hull In 1991 he won the first of his two championships of Great Britain winning the half middleweight division at the British Judo Championships 3 The following year he was selected by Great Britain for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he competed in the men s 78 kg event 4 In 1994 he won the gold medal at the 1994 European Judo Championships in Gdansk Poland 5 In 1996 he was selected to represent Great Briatin at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia where he competed in the men s 86 kg event 4 In 1998 he became a champion of Great Britain for the second time after winning the title at the heavier weight class of middleweight 3 He married Rowena Sweatman who also won the European judo gold medal in 1994 and had two children On retiring from sport he went on to become a pilot He was killed in a road accident in The Bahamas 6 Achievements editYear Tournament Place Weight class1999 European Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight 86 kg 2000 European Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight 78 kg 2001 European Judo Championships 1st Half middleweight 78 kg References edit BJA Profiles PDF Archived from the original PDF on 12 November 2011 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 a b British Championships Event results Judo Inside Retrieved 18 August 2022 a b Ryan Birch profile Judo Inside Retrieved 16 August 2022 Ryan Birch profile Judo Inside Retrieved 16 August 2022 Ryan Birch s obituaryExternal links editRyan Birch at JudoInside com nbsp Ryan Birch at Olympedia nbsp Ryan Birch at Team GB nbsp Ryan Birch s obituary The British Judo Association Reports permanent dead link nbsp This biographical article related to United Kingdom judo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ryan Birch amp oldid 1202491673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
