Steven Brown (judoka)
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| Born | 4 April 1986 (1986年04月04日) (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | South Australian Judo Academy[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2011, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OJU Champ. | Silver
(2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | R16 (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 2883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 43286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 30 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven Brown (born 4 April 1986) is an Australian judoka who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] South Australia's first ever Judo Olympian was defeated by Algeria's Mounir Benamadi in the men's 66 kg class. Brown is a former 66 kg Australian Champion and multiple international medalist.
Brown represented Australia at the World Judo Championships in Paris 2011 and Rio de Janeiro 2013, he was also selected for Tokyo (2010), and Chelyabinsk (2014) but did not compete.
Brown represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland - the first South Australian to do so. At the end of this event, Brown announced his retirement from competitive Judo.
Brown is now[when? ] the head coach of the South Australian Judo Academy.
Brown won his first professional MMA fight at Diamondback Fighting Championship in October 2016 winning via RNC.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Steve Brown". SA Judo Academy. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Steve Brown: Olympic first for judo youngster, By Simon Royal, 21 Jun 2008, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ^ "Steve Brown | MMA Fighter Page".
External links
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- Steven Brown at the International Judo Federation Edit on Wikidata
- Steven Brown at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
- Steven Brown at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Steven Brown at the Australian Olympic Committee Edit on Wikidata
- Steven Brown at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
- Steve Brown at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Steve Brown at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Australian male judoka
- Australian male mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
- Olympic judoka for Australia
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Martial artists from Adelaide
- Sportsmen from South Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian judo biography stubs