Colton Brown (born October 8, 1991) is an American
judoka
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He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in
Rio de Janeiro, in the
men's 90 kg. 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.". 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 Zgank 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.
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1991 births
Living people
American male judoka
Olympic judoka for the United States
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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