Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I tīmata a Eric Born ki te mahi judo mai i tōna tamarikitanga, ā, i riro i a ia tētahi mētara koura i te 1991 European Judo Championships
, i whakaaetia ai ia ki te whakataetae i te 1992 Summer Olympics i Barcelona. Engari i hinga ia i te rauna tuatahi. Whai muri i te hinganga o Born i nga Orimipia, ka hoki mai ia ki te judo ka wini i te mētara hiriwa i te 1993 World Judo Championships. Whai muri i tenei ka uru a Eric Born ki te ao pakihi ka mahi mo nga kamupene maha, ina koa ko ia te Tumuaki o Wincanton plc mai i te 2010 ki te 2015, ka riro ko ia te Perehitini me te Tumuaki o Swissport mai i Akuhata 2015 tae noa ki te mutunga o te 2020. Kei a ia te tohu paetahi mo te whakahaere umanga (MBA) mai i te Whare Waananga o Rochester. Kei te kaha tonu ia ki te judo.