Colton Brown Explained

Colton Brown
Birth Date:8 October 1991
Birth Place:New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Country:United States
Weight Class:90 kg
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2019
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2016
Regionals Year2:2017
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2016
Olympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Olympics Year2:2020
Olympics Weight2:Men's 90 kg
Updated:November 29, 2022

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

Brown 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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colton Brown . rio2016.com . August 10, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034803/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/colton-brown . August 6, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory. Fight-Library.com. Blaine Henry. February 24, 2020.
  3. Web site: Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory. Fight-Library.com. Blaine Henry. February 24, 2020.