Christopher "Cris" Brown is an Australian freestyle wrestler who competed at five Olympics from 1980 to 1996. His best result was fourth at the 1984 Olympics when he lost in the bronze medal match of the
Featherweight class to South Korean
Lee Jung-Keun.
Brown was later banned for life by an AOC panel from representing Australia in the Olympics as he twice breached their rules on doping.
Brown has participated in Submission Wrestling and MMA matches, scoring a win over
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A member of the Gracie family of Brazil, Renzo is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is the so ...
in an ADCC tournament.
He also fought notable Cuban fighter Hector Lombard with a no contest result due to an illegal headbutt by Lombard.
He coaches and trains at Adrenaline MMA and fitness in Cheltenham, Melbourne.
References
External links
Sports-Reference Profile
1959 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Melbourne
Olympic wrestlers of Australia
Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Australian male sport wrestlers
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Wrestlers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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