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Kerrith Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1962-07-11) 11 July 1962 (age 62)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportJudo
Weight class–‍71 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1984)
World Champ.Bronze (1987)
European Champ.Silver (1986)
Commonwealth GamesGold (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen ‍–‍71 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Hamar ‍–‍71 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 San Marino ‍–‍65 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF11881
JudoInside.com4909
Updated on 19 June 2023

Kerrith Brown (born 11 July 1962) is a British judoka and President of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF).[1] [2][3]

Judo career

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As an athlete

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Brown was a six times champion of Great Britain, winning the British Judo Championships in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987 and 1990, over three different weight categories.[4]

He represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he claimed the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division, alongside Brazil's Luis Onmura.[5] In 1986, he won the gold medal in the 71 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[6] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he competed in the lightweight division again winning a bronze medal but after the competition he tested positive for use of a controlled substance (furosemide) and was disqualified and stripped of the medal.[7]

Managerial

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On 12 October 2012, Kerrith Brown was elected as the new Chairman of the British Judo Association by the British Judo membership, assuming the role at the BJA Annual General Meeting that took place on Saturday 10 November.[8][9] Under his leadership, the British Judo Association opened its doors for its Centre of Excellence at the University of Wolverhampton in 2013.[10][11][12] Also under his leadership, the British Judo Association's rights to the 2015 European Judo Championships were revoked by the European Judo Union and the event cancelled, eight weeks before it was scheduled to take place in Glasgow.[13][14] The event cancellation was prompted by a disagreement over title sponsorship by mixed martial arts promoter, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which the EJU cited the brand as not meeting "EJU values" .[15][16][17] Kerrith Brown then resigned as Chairman of the British Judo Association "due to ideological differences with the leadership of the European Judo Union and the International Judo Federation and to ensure the best interests of British Judo" [16]

IMMAF

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Brown was elected as president of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation(IMMAF), following election by unanimous board vote in Berlin on 20 June 2015.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Kerrith Brown profile". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ Quigley, Paul. "Former British Olympic judoka Kerrith Brown appointed as IMMAF president - Fighters Only Magazine". Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "RECENT BRITISH JUDO CHAIRMAN KERRITH BROWN APPOINTED AS MMA PRESIDENT". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ^ "British Championships - Event results". Judo Inside. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kerrith Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games Edinburgh - Event". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ "brown to lose Seoul bronze, 1 October 1988". Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Election results announced as Kerrith Brown becomes Chairman of the British Judo Association - British Judo". 12 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Gemma Gibbons backs Kerrith Brown as British Judo chairman". 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "November 2013 - British Judo's Centre of Excellence opens its doors - University of Wolverhampton". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Get inside new British Judo centre of excellence". 14 November 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "British Judo announce new centre of excellence in England". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  13. ^ "British Judo given just 8 weeks' notice by European Judo Union of cancelled European Judo Championships - British Judo". 14 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  14. ^ "EUROPEAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS GLASGOW 2015 CANCELLED". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Glasgow loses European Judo Championships". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Kerrith Brown Appointed as IMMAF President". 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  17. ^ "European Champs withdrawn from Glasgow". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  18. ^ Sherdog.com. "RECENT BRITISH JUDO CHAIRMAN KERRITH BROWN APPOINTED AS MMA PRESIDENT". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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