David Colin (Colon) Starbrook MBE (born 9 August 1945) is a British retired judoka. Between 1972 and 1976 he won two silver and five bronze medals at the Olympic Games, world and European championships. Starbrook has 4 children: Joanne, Sam, Leon, and Emily.[1][2]

David Starbrook
Personal information
Full nameDavid Colin Starbrook
Born9 August 1945 (1945-08-09) (age 79)
Croydon, South London, UK
OccupationJudoka
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍80 kg, ‍–‍93 kg
ClubRenshuden Judo Club, London
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (1972)
World Champ.Bronze (1971, 1973)
European Champ.Silver (1973)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich ‍–‍93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal ‍–‍93 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Ludwigshafen ‍–‍80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lausanne ‍–‍93 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Madrid ‍–‍93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1974 London ‍–‍93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Lyon ‍–‍93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54403
JudoInside.com5000
Updated on 21 June 2023

Starbrook took up judo at the late age of 19. He is the author of the book Judo, Starbrook style.[1] He lives in France where he continues to practise and coach judo. His son, Leon, is also a judoka. In November 2007 at the Judo World Cup in Birmingham he was awarded his 9th Dan by Densign White, chairman of the British Judo Association.

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Starbrook". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ David Starbrook. judoinside.com
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