Steven Brown (judoka)
Australian Olympic judoka
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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 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | South Australian Judo Academy[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R32 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R32 (2011, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2006, 2008, 2010,2011, 2012, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
