Colton Brown

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Colton Brown
Personal information
Born (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 34)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Home town Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Judoka
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 (2016, 2020)
World Champ. R16 (2019)
Pan American Champ. Silver medal america.svg (2016, 2017)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Havana ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Panama City ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 San José ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Guadalajara ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Montreal ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Miami ‍–‍90 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Buena Vista ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 1518
JudoInside.com 57925
Updated on November 29, 2022

Colton Brown (born October 8, 1991) is an American judoka. [1]

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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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Colton Brown". Rio 2016 Olympics . Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Blaine Henry (February 24, 2020). "Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory". Fight-Library.com.


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