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

Tinka Easton
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)
Valley Heights, New South Wales
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2018, 2023, 2024)
OJU Champ.Gold (2017)
(2022, 2023)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Australia
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍52 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nukuʻalofa ‍–‍52 kg
Oceania Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Auckland ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Apia ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nouvelle ‍–‍52 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF12359
JudoInside.com76432
Updated on 19 May 2024

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]

References

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  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.
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