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Korey Jarvis
Jarvis at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1986-10-04) October 4, 1986 (age 37)
Elliot Lake, Ontario
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubUniversity of Guelph[2]
Coached byDoug Cox (club)
Zoltan Hunyady (club)
Gia Sissaouri (national)[2]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking7th place - 2017 World Championships
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 125 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 125 kg
Updated on 14 April 2018

Korey Jarvis (born October 4, 1986)[3] is a Canadian wrestler who won a gold medal in the 125 kg freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4] He has competed and won the Canadian National Championships for three consecutive years in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles, the only wrestler to do so. In July 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5][6] Jarvis recently placed 7th at the 2017 World Championships in Paris.[7][better source needed]

Jarvis studied at the Conestoga College, and has a daughter Brynlee. He took up wrestling aged 14. Between 2010 and 2014 he moved from the 96 kg to 125 kg class to avoid cutting weight before competitions, as he normally was heavier than 100 kg.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Korey Jarvis Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b c Korey Jarvis. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Korey Jarvis. Glasgow 2014 profile
  4. ^ "Erica Wiebe, Korey Jarvis take Commonwealth wrestling gold". CBC Sports. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. ^ 2017 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 125 kg
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