Colton Brown

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Colton Brown
Personal information
Nickname(s)Colton_Brown
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 30)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana –90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Panama –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 San José –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Guadalajara –90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1518
JudoInside.com57925
Updated on 3 November 2021.

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

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 90 kg.[1] 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."[2]. He competed again at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Mihael Zgank of Turkey.

Early career[]

Colton Brown begun his career in judo at the age of 7. His father was a judoka and Brown would go with his father to practice.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Colton Brown". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Blaine Henry (February 24, 2020). "Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory". Fight-Library.com.
  3. ^ Blaine Henry (February 24, 2020). "Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory". Fight-Library.com.

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