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| Born | (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2016, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 1518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 57925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on November 29, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colton Brown (born October 8, 1991) is an American judoka.[1]
Brown competed in the men's 90 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] Brown stated that the Olympic selection was a "dream come true" and that "It felt as though a lifetime of work was finally paying off.".[3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics again in the men's 90 kg event, where he was the only American man in the judo competitions. He was eliminated in the round of 16 by Mihael Žgank of Turkey.
Early career
Colton Brown begun his career in judo at the age of 17. His father was a judoka and Brown would go with his father to practice.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colton Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Colton Brown". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Blaine Henry (February 24, 2020). "Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory". Fight-Library.com.
External links
- Colton Brown at the International Judo Federation
- Colton Brown at JudoInside.com
- Colton Brown at USA Judo
- Colton Brown at Team USA (archive July 8, 2023)
- Colton Brown at Olympics.com
- Colton Brown at Olympedia
- Colton Brown at InterSportStats
- Colton Brown at The-Sports.org
- Colton Brown on Instagram
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