Brian Olson
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Brian Perry Olson was born in Tallahassee, Florida
, on 6 March 1973. He has been a competitor on four United States Olympic
teams in judo
: 1996 (under 86 kg), 2000 (under 90 kg), and 2004 (under 90 kg), and 2008. He won the bronze medal in the 1997 World Championships (under 86 kg), and was affiliated with the University of Colorado
.
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
, on 6 March 1973. He has been a competitor on four United States Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
teams in judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
: 1996 (under 86 kg), 2000 (under 90 kg), and 2004 (under 90 kg), and 2008. He won the bronze medal in the 1997 World Championships (under 86 kg), and was affiliated with the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
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External links
- http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1973/march_6_1973_143948.html Brian Olson's birth information.
- http://www.judoinfo.com/usolympic.htm U.S. Olympic Judo.
- http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880611021 Tallahassee Democrat 11 June 2008 interview.