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.
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| Born | 4 April 1986 (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. | 
(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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- Steven Brown at JudoInside.com
- Steven Brown at Olympics.com
- Steven Brown at Olympedia
- Steven Brown at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Steve Brown at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Steve Brown at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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