Ben Provisor (born June 26, 1990) is an American wrestler. He won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 74 kg GR, and competed at the 2012 Olympics. He also competed at the 2016 Olympics.[1]
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| Born | June 26, 1990 (age 34) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life
editProvisor is the son of musician Dennis Provisor, former keyboard player for the rock band The Grass Roots. [2]
He was married to wrestler Leigh Jaynes.[3]
He has one living child. Provisor attended SPASH high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Wrestling career
editProvisor is a three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, and 2018).[4]
He defeated Aaron Sieracki 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.[5]
In the 1/8 finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics Provisor was defeated by Zurab Datunashvili of Georgia (0-1, 0-6).[6] Provisor was coached by Olympic silver-medalist and Greco-Roman world champion Dennis Hall.
At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's light-heavyweight (85 kg) division in Greco-Roman wrestling. He lost to Rustam Assakalov in the second round.[6]
In 2021, Provisor signed to wrestle for the NAIA powerhouse Grand View Vikings.[7]
References
edit- ^ "BEN PROVISOR - There are 1440 Minutes in a Day... ONLY 6 OF THEM MATTER". Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Ben Provisor Biography". January 21, 2014. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "The story of N.J. Olympic hopeful Leigh Jaynes-Provisor will inspire you - Politi". NJ.com. August 9, 2015.
- ^ "USA Wrestling - the National Governing Body for Amateur Wrestling". Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Ben Provisor Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling: Ben Provisor, a two-time Olympian in Greco-Roman, signs to wrestle at Grand View". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ben Provisor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- USA Today article
- Ben Provisor at the International Wrestling Database
- Ben Provisor at Olympedia
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