Evelyn Beaton

Evelyn Beaton
Personal information
Born (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
R32 (2025)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2025)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2026)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Santiago‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Panama City‍–‍52 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Calgary‍–‍52 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF55059
JudoInside.com129138
Updated on 2 August 2026

Evelyn Beaton (born 7 November 2004) is a Canadian judoka. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the ‍–‍52 kg division and the silver medal at the 2026 Pan American Judo Championships.[1]

Biography

The daughter of judoka Ewan Beaton, she is from Lethbridge, Alberta and trains at Lethbridge Judo Club.[2][3] Her father was the Canadian team coach when she competed in September 2019 at the Cadet Judo World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4]

In April 2025, Beaton won the gold medal in the -52 kg final at the 2025 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships held in Santiago, Chile.[5]

Beaton was silver medalist in the -52kg category at the senior 2026 Pan American Judo Championships in April 2026 having faced Brazilian Larissa Pimenta in the final.[6][7] She defeated defending champion Tinka Easton in the semi-final prior to winning the gold medal against Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus in the -52kg division at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on 31 July 2026.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Evelyn Beaton". Judo Inside. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gold-medal winner Evelyn Beaton following in the footsteps of her Olympian judoka dad". cbc.ca. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Beaton Wins Gold for Team Alberta in Judo". Canadagames.ca. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EVELYN BEATON". Sportcam.ca. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Team Canada earns medals of every colour!". Judo Canada. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "EVELYN BEATON, VICE-CHAMPIONNE PANAMÉRICAINE". Sportcom.ca. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Evelyn Beaton caught off guard". Judo Canada. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Guelas, Joana (31 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games: Big brother in the box for Aussie's emotional silver". The Nightly. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Evelyn Beaton and Julien Frascadore lead Canada's medal haul with pair of judo titles at Commonwealth Games". cbc.ca. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cyprus wins judo medals as Fotopoulou reaches long jump final". Cyprus Mail. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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