Ben Provisor
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| Born | June 26, 1990 (age 35) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 GR, and competed at the 2012 Olympics. He also competed at the 2016 Olympics.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Provisor 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
[edit | edit source]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
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External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- American male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for the United States
- Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American sport wrestler stubs