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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28) Valley Heights, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | R16 (2018, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OJU Champ. | 
(2017) (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 12359 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 76432 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 19 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.
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.
References
- "Tinka Easton Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 11 May 2022.
- "JudoInside - Tinka Easton Judoka". www.judoinside.com.
- Andrea, Peter (1 August 2022). "Judo Commonwealth Games gold for Tinka Easton". 2ST.
- "Berry's Easton clinches gold at Commonwealth Games". Illawarra Mercury. 1 August 2022.
External links
- Tinka Easton at the International Judo Federation
- Tinka Easton at JudoInside.com
- Tinka Easton at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Tinka Easton at The-Sports.org
- Tinka Easton on Instagram