Ben Provisor
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| Born | June 26, 1990 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Provisor (born June 26, 1990 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin[1]) 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.
Personal life
He is the son of musician Dennis Provisor, former keyboard player for the rock band The Grass Roots. [2]
He is married to wrestler Leigh Jaynes.[3]
He has one child. He attended SPASH high school in Stevens Point WI.
Wrestling career
Provisor 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
- ^ "BEN PROVISOR - There are 1440 Minutes in a Day... ONLY 6 OF THEM MATTER". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/PR/Ben-Provisor [bare URL]
- ^ "The story of N.J. Olympic hopeful Leigh Jaynes-Provisor will inspire you - Politi". NJ.com. 9 August 2015.
- ^ "USA Wrestling - the National Governing Body for Amateur Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ a b "Ben Provisor Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling: Ben Provisor, a two-time Olympian in Greco-Roman, signs to wrestle at Grand View". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
External links
- 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 2020-04-18.
- USA Today article
- Ben Provisor at the International Wrestling Database
- Ben Provisor at Olympedia
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