{{Short description|American judoka (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox judoka | name = Colton Brown | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|8}} | birth_place = New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | hometown = Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. | height = 6'0" <!-- Sport --> | country = United States | weight_class = {{nbnd}}90 kg | rank = <!-- Belt color ONLY. Automated when "dan" is used. --> | rank_ref = | dan = <!-- Dan rank (number, 1-11), for Black belts only --> | club = | coach = | retired = | coaching = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds_rank = R16 | worlds_year = 2019 | worlds_weight = Men's 90 kg | regionals_type = AM | regionals_rank = 2 | regionals_year = 2016 | regionals_weight = <!-- Optional – To link to specific weightclass competition article (when one exists) --> | regionals_year2 = 2017 | regionals_weight2 = <!-- Optional – To link to specific weightclass competition article (when one exists) --> | nationals = | olympics_rank = R16 | olympics_year = 2016 | olympics_weight = Men's 90 kg | olympics_year2 = 2020 | olympics_weight2 = Men's 90 kg | highestranking = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }} {{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }} {{Medal|S| 2016 Havana | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} {{Medal|S| 2017 Panama City | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2018 San José | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2020 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }} {{Medal|S| 2019 Montreal | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} {{Medal|B| 2013 Miami | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Junior Championships }} {{Medal|G| 2010 Buena Vista | {{nbnd}}90 kg }} | updated = November 29, 2022 }}
'''Colton Brown''' (born October 8, 1991) is an American judoka.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>
Brown competed in the men's 90 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/colton-brown |title=Colton Brown |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |access-date=August 10, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034803/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/colton-brown |archive-date=August 6, 2016}}</ref> 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.".<ref name="Fight-Library">{{cite web |url=https://fight-library.com/2020/02/24/colton-brown-olympic-judo-glory/ |title=Colton Brown: Olympic Judo Glory |website=Fight-Library.com |author=Blaine Henry |date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics again in the men's 90 kg event, where he was the only American man in the judo competitions. He was eliminated in the round of 16 by Mihael Žgank 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.<ref name="Fight-Library" />
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==External links== * {{IJF}} * {{JudoInside}} * [https://www.usajudo.com/profiles/colton-brown-908112 Colton Brown] at USA Judo * {{Team USA|new_id=colton-brown-908112|old_id=Colton-Brown|sport=usa-judo|archive=20230708125841}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats|3000446337}} * {{The-Sports}} * {{Instagram}}
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