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Colton Brown

Olympian 2016, 2020

2019 World Championships; Tokyo, Japan 2018 Senior World Championships; Baku, Azerbaijan 2017 Senior World Championships; Budapest, Hungary

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'0"

Age

33

Hometown

Piscataway, NJ

Education

Piscataway High School, N.J. (2009) San Jose State University, Calif. (2015)

Career Highlights
  • 2019 Pan American Championships; Lima, Peru; Seventh Place
  • 2018 Pan American Championships; San Jose, Costa Rica; Bronze Medal
  • 2017 Pan American Championships; Panama City, Panama; Silver Medal
  • 2016 Pan American Championships; Havana, Cuba; Silver Medal
  • 2015 Pan American Championships; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Fifth Place
  • 2014 Pan American Championships; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Fifth Place
International Judo Federation Profile:  Colton Brown IJF Profile
Personal:
Colton Brown is one USA Judo’s top ranked hopefuls for the 2020NE Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan…A United States Olympic veteran, Brown represented the United States of America at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…He is the son of Jeff and Joan Brown…Has one sister, Abrille Brown…His dog’s name is Autumn…Lists his dad, Jeff as his role model and says: “I’ve never met anyone who is willing to sacrifice everything they have in order for someone they love to achieve a goal”…Also credits his dad, Jeff as the most influential person in his judo career stating: “without him I would’ve never started judo and absolutely wouldn’t be where I am today”…Lists ‘respect’ as the aspect of judo’s moral code that is most meaningful to him…Graduated from Piscataway High School in Piscataway, New Jersey in 2009…Also competed in the sport of wrestling while in high school…Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing from San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif. in 2015…His favorite food is mac and cheese, but his go-to meal the night before a competition is salad salmon pasta….Drake is his favorite musical artist and Remember the Titans is his favorite movie…Hiking and yoga are his favorite hobbies…Has travelled and competed all over the world, but says that his favorite country to visit is Japan…Brown’s typical workout schedule is a strength and conditioning session in the morning and judo at night, six days a week….His typical routine before a competition/match is to listen to music and meditate on the training he did to get to that moment…Lists making the 2016 United States Olympic Team, being a two-time International Judo Federation Grand Prix medalist and three-time Pan American Championships medalist as his greatest judo accomplishments…His favorite judo moment was winning the semifinal match at the 2019 Montreal Grand Prix in Canada.

 

Competition Record:

Complete International Judo Federation Event Competition History:
Colton Brown Competition History

Competition Highlights:

2020 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
IJF Grand Prix; Tel Aviv, Israel; Seventh Place

2019 Events and Results:
IJF Masters; Qingdao, China
Oceania Open; Perth, Australia
IJF Grand Slam; Brasilia, Brazil; Round of 16
IJF World Championships; Tokyo, Japan, Round of 16
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary; Round of 32
IJF Grand Prix; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Hohhot, China; Round of 16
Pan American Championships; Lima, Peru; Seventh Place
IJF Grand Prix; Marrakech, Morocco
IJF Grand Slam; Dusseldorf, Germany
IJF Grand Prix; Tel Aviv, Israel; Seventh Place

2018 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Osaka, Japan
IJF Grand Prix; The Hague, Netherlands; Round of 16
IJF Grand Slam; Abu Dhabi
IJF Grand Prix; Cancun, Mexico; Round of 16
IJF World Championships; Baku, Azerbaijan; Round of 32
Pan American Open; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia
IJF Grand Prix; Hohhot, China; Seventh Place
Pan American Championships; San Jose, Costa Rica; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Antalya, Turkey; Seventh Place
IJF Grand Prix; Tbilisi, Georgia

2017 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia
IJF World Championships; Budapest, Hungary
Grand Prix; Cancun, Mexico; Fifth Place
Pan American Championships; Panama City, Panama; Silver Medal
Pan American Open; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Dusseldorf, Germany

2016 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Tokyo, Japan
Olympic Games; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary
IJF Masters; Guadalajara, Mexico
IJF Grand Prix; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Seventh Place
IJF Grand Slam; Baku, Azerbaijan
Pan American Championships; Havana, Cuba; Silver Medal
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pan American Open; Lima, Peru
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
IJF Grand Prix; Havana, Cuba

2015 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Tokyo, Japan
IJF Grand Prix; Qingdao, China
Oceania Open; Wollongong, Australia; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
European Open; Glasgow, Great Britain; Silver Medal
IJF World Championships; Astana, Kazakhstan
Pan American Open; San Salvador, El Salvador; Gold Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia
Pan American Championships; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Fifth Place
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; Montevideo, Uruguay; Fifth Place
Pan American Open; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Fifth Place
African Open; Tunis, Tunisia; Silver Medal

2014 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Prix; Qingdao, China
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia
Pan American Open; Miami, Fla., United States of America; Fifth Place
Pan American Open; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Bronze Medal
Pan American Championships; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Fifth Place
Pan American Open; Montevideo, Uruguay; Bronze Medal

2013 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Tokyo, Japan
IJF World Championships; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pan American Open; San Salvador, El Salvador; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Miami, Fla., United States of America; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina

2011 Events and Results:
IJF World Cup; San Salvador, El Salvador
IJF World Cup; Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
IJF World Cup; Miami, Fla., United States of America

Event Schedule#

2025 USA Judo Youth National Championships

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2024 USA Judo Youth National Championships

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