Tinka Easton

Tinka Easton
Personal information
Born (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996
Valley Heights, New South Wales
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportJudo
‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
R16 (2018, 2023, 2024)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2017, 2026)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2022, 2023)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Australia
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Lima‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Calgary‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Santiago‍–‍57 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Nukuʻalofa‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Melbourne‍–‍52 kg
Oceania Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Auckland‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Apia‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Nouvelle‍–‍52 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF12359
JudoInside.com76432
Updated on 30 April 2026

Tinka Easton (born 15 June 1996) is an Australian judoka.

As a 10-year-old, Easton joined the Bushido Judo Club at the Shoalhaven Heads Community Centre in New South Wales. She claimed three consecutive Australian under-21 titles between 2014 and 2016, followed by three consecutive senior titles from 2017 to 2019.[1]

Easton was number 1 of the IJF World Ranking for juniors U52kg in 2014. Easton was the 2017 Oceania Championships winner, and made her world championship debut in 2017 and won bronze.[2]

Easton won gold in the Judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg against Canada's Kelly Deguchi, winning via a Waza-ari throw, during the golden score period.[3][4]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, she reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual gold medalist Evelyn Beaton of Canada and Cameroon's Marie Celine Baba Matia in the bronze medal bout.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tinka Easton Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 11 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "JudoInside - Tinka Easton Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
  3. ↑ Andrea, Peter (1 August 2022). "Judo Commonwealth Games gold for Tinka Easton". 2ST.
  4. ↑ "Berry's Easton clinches gold at Commonwealth Games". Illawarra Mercury. 1 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Guelas, Joana (31 July 2026). "Commonwealth Games: Big brother in the box for Aussie's emotional silver". The Nightly. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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