David Colin (Colon) Starbrook

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(born 9 August 1945) is a

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retired

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. Between 1972 and 1976 he won two silver and five bronze medals at the Olympic Games, world and European championships. Starbrook has 4 children: Joanne, Sam, Leon, and Emily. Starbrook took up judo at the late age of 19. He is the author of the book ''Judo, Starbrook style''. He lives in

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where he continues to practise and coach judo. His son, Leon, is also a judoka. In November 2007 at the Judo World Cup in

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he was awarded his 9th Dan by

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, chairman of the

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* * * 1945 births Living people British male judoka Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century British people {{UK-judo-bio-stub