| Honorific suffix | MBE |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Colin Starbrook |
| Birth date | 9 August 1945 (age 81) |
| Birth place | Croydon, South London, UK |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Weight class | 80 kg, 93 kg |
| Club | Renshuden Judo Club, London |
| Worlds rank | 3 |
| Worlds year | 1971 |
| Worlds year 2 | 1973 |
| Regionals rank | 2 |
| Regionals year | 1973 |
| Olympics rank | 2 |
| Olympics year | 1972 |
| Olympics weight | Men's 93 kg |
| Updated | 21 June 2023 |
David Colin (Colon) Starbrook MBE (born 9 August 1945) is a British retired judoka. 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.[1][2]
Starbrook took up judo at the age of 19 which is relatively late to succeed in becoming a Judo Olympian. He is the author of the book Judo, Starbrook style.[1] He lives in France where he continues to practise and coach judo. His son, Leon, is also a judoka. In November 2007 at the Judo World Cup in Birmingham he was awarded his 9th Dan by Densign White, chairman of the British Judo Association.
References
- ^ "David Starbrook". Archived 4 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ David Starbrook. judoinside.com