Steven Brown (judoka) explained

Hometown:Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Country:Australia
Weight Class:66 kg
Club:South Australian Judo Academy[1]
Olympics Rank:R32
Olympics Year:2008
Olympics Weight:Men's 66 kg
Worlds Rank:R32
Worlds Year:2011
Worlds Weight:Men's 66 kg
Worlds Year2:2013
Worlds Weight2:Men's 66 kg
Regionals Type:OC
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2006
Regionals Year2:2008
Regionals Year3:2010
Regionals Year4:2011
Regionals Year5:2012
Regionals Year6:2014
Commonwealth Rank:R16
Commonwealth Year:2014
Commonwealth Weight:Men's 66 kg
Updated:30 October 2024

Steven Brown (born 4 April 1986) is an Australian judoka who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] South Australia's first ever Judo Olympian was defeated by Algeria's Mounir Benamadi in the men's 66 kg class. Brown is a former 66 kg Australian Champion and multiple international medalist.

Brown represented Australia at the World Judo Championships in Paris 2011 and Rio de Janeiro 2013, he was also selected for Tokyo (2010), and Chelyabinsk (2014) but did not compete.

Brown represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland - the first South Australian to do so. At the end of this event, Brown announced his retirement from competitive Judo.

Brown is now the head coach of the South Australian Judo Academy.

Brown won his first professional MMA fight at Diamondback Fighting Championship in October 2016 winning via RNC.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Brown . SA Judo Academy . 2 March 2018 .
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/21/2281679.htm Steve Brown: Olympic first for judo youngster
  3. Web site: Steve Brown | MMA Fighter Page.