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

David Starbrook

Shota Chochishvili vs David Starbrook in 1972
Personal information
Born	9 August 1945 (1945-08-09) (age 77) Croydon, South London, UK
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	Renshuden Judo Club, London
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympics 1972 Munich -93 kg 1976 Montreal -93 kg World Championships 1971 Ludwigshafen -80 kg 1973 Lausanne -93 kg European Judo Championships 1973 Madrid -93 kg 1974 London -93 kg 1975 Lyon -93 kg

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.

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