Colton Brown (born October 8, 1991) is an American judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, 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 {{US-judo-bio-stub