Silver for Burton at German Grand Prix

EUAN Burton has won the silver medal at the German Grand Prix after narrowly losing out in the -81kg final on penalty points.

SO CLOSE: Euan Burton lost the gold medal on penalty points to Korean world number one
Kim Jae-Bum (Getty Images)

Burton took on world number one Kim Jae-Bum but could not repeat the success that saw him defeat the Korean in the final of last year's Tokyo Grand Slam.

After a close five minutes, the fight ended on penalty points, Burton receiving three penalties to Kim's two.

But despite the defeat, Burton will be pleased with his preparations so far for the European and World Championships in April and September of this year.

"I proved again that I can do it at the top level but losing in a final is always a disappointment," he said.

"Being left to the referee's decision is never the best way to win or lose."

Commenting on the results, Performance Director Margaret Hicks added, "Euan has put in another excellent performance and showed his class on fighting a very competitive final and he was unfortunate to lose out to Kim."

Elsewhere, teammate Sarah Adlington finished in 5th place in the +78kg weight category after being knocked out by Eva Bisseni of France, who went on to take the silver medal.

Sarah Clark, the final player in the trio who competed in Dusseldorf, had less success in the -63kg weight category losing to Yarden Gerbi of Israel in the second round.