Ben Provisor
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| Born | June 26, 1990 (age 36) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Style | Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Provisor (born June 26, 1990) is an American wrestler. He won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 74 kg in Greco-Roman, and competed at the 2012 Olympics. He also competed at the 2016 Olympics as a Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]
Wrestling career
[edit]Provisor is a three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, and 2018).[2]
He defeated Aaron Sieracki 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Greco-Roman wrestling.[3] In the 1/8 finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Provisor was defeated by Zurab Datunashvili of Georgia (0-1, 0-6).[4] Provisor was coached by Olympic silver-medalist and Greco-Roman World Champion Dennis Hall.
At the 2016 Summer 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.[4]
In 2021, Provisor signed to wrestle for the collegiate wrestling NAIA powerhouse Grand View Vikings.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Provisor is the son of musician Dennis Provisor, former keyboard player for the rock band The Grass Roots. [6]
He was married to wrestler Leigh Jaynes.[7]
He has one living child. Provisor attended SPASH high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
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.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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.
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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