Brown competed in the men's 90 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

[1] Brown stated that the Olympic selection was a "dream come true" and that "It felt as though a lifetime of work was finally paying off.".

[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics again in the men's 90 kg event, where he was the only American man in the judo competitions.

Colton Brown begun his career in judo at the age of 17.

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