Steven Brown (judoka)

Steven Brown
Personal information
Born4 April 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 38)
Home townAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
ClubSouth Australian Judo Academy[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2008)
World Champ.R32 (2011, 2013)
OJU Champ.Silver (2006, 2008, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2014)
Commonwealth GamesR16 (2014)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Papeete ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Canberra ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Papeete ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Cairns ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Auckland ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Apia ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2883
JudoInside.com43286
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

  1. ^ "Steve Brown". SA Judo Academy. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ Steve Brown: Olympic first for judo youngster, By Simon Royal, 21 Jun 2008, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  3. ^ "Steve Brown | MMA Fighter Page".
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