{{Short description|British judoka (born 1973)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox judoka | name = Danny Kingston | image = | nationality = British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|2|12|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = | weight = | weight_class = lightweight | club = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport |Men's judo}} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships}} {{MedalGold |1996 The Hague | 71 kg}} {{MedalBronze |1997 Ostend | 71 kg}} }}

'''Danny Kingston''' (born 12 February 1973) is a British judoka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/2304/Danny_Kingston/judo-career|title=Danny Kingston profile |website=Judo Inside |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref>

==Judo career== Kingston became champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/event/search?EventSearch%5Btype%5D=4&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=ENG&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=&EventSearch%5Btype%5D=&EventSearch%5Bname%5D=british+championship&EventSearch%5Byear%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcity%5D=&EventSearch%5Bcountry%5D=&yt0=Hajime&q=&q1=|title=British Championships - Event results |website=Judo Inside |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref> Three years later he won the gold medal at the 1996 European Judo Championships.

===Other achievements=== {| class=wikitable !Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class |- |rowspan=2| 1995 ||World Judo Championships |align="center" | 5th ||Lightweight (71&nbsp;kg) |- | |European Judo Championships |align="center" | 7th ||Lightweight (71&nbsp;kg) |- |1993 ||World Judo Championships |align="center" | 7th ||Lightweight (71&nbsp;kg) |- |1996 ||European Judo Championships |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st ||Lightweight (71&nbsp;kg) |- |1997 ||European Judo Championships |bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd ||Lightweight (71&nbsp;kg) |}

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