Ethan Nairne
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| Born | 8 June 2002 Weston-super-Mare, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7th (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 48915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 102689 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 2 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethan Nairne (born 8 June 2002) is a British judoka.[2] He won the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the 73 kg division.
Career
From Kewstoke, he was educated in Worle and trained at Weston Judo Club. He was British national champion at a junior level.[3] His sister Lele Nairne is also an international judoka with the pair later training at the Bradley Stoke Judo Club in Bristol, under coach Pete Douglas.[4][5]
In March 2026, Nairne won gold at the Upper Austria Grand Prix, becoming the first British man to claim a Grand Prix title for five years.[1] On 1 August, Nairne won the gold medal reorienting England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the 73kg division, defeating compatriot Benjamin Levy by Yuko in the final.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "Ethan Nairne Wins Career-First Grand Prix Gold Medal in Upper Austria". British Judo. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ethan Nairne". British Judo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ethan becomes British judo champion". Weston Mercury. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Essterbrook, Mark (29 July 2026). "Bradley Stoke fighters chasing Commonwealth Games glory". Bristol Post. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "The siblings putting Bristol judo on the world map". bristol247.com. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Nairne makes it family affair as judo medals keep coming". Team England. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "England's Nairne and Petersen-Pollard win judo gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
External links
- Ethan Nairne at the International Judo Federation
- Ethan Nairne at JudoInside.com
- Ethan Nairne on Instagram
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- English male judoka
- British male judoka
- Judoka at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games judoka for England
- English people of Filipino descent
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in judo