David Starbrook

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

MBE

Personal information
Full name	David Colin Starbrook
Born	9 August 1945 (1945-08-09) (age 79) Croydon, South London, UK
Occupation	Judoka
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍80 kg, ‍–‍93 kg
Club	Renshuden Judo Club, London
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1972)
World Champ.	(1971, 1973)
European Champ.	(1973)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1972 Munich ‍–‍93 kg 1976 Montreal ‍–‍93 kg World Championships 1971 Ludwigshafen ‍–‍80 kg 1973 Lausanne ‍–‍93 kg European Championships 1973 Madrid ‍–‍93 kg 1974 London ‍–‍93 kg 1975 Lyon ‍–‍93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	54403
JudoInside.com	5000
Updated on 21 June 2023

Starbrook took up judo at the age of 19 which is relatively late to succeed in becoming a Judo Olympian. 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.