Ben Provisor
Personal information
BornJune 26, 1990 (1990-06-26) (age 33)
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubNew York AC
College team
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 74 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Salvador 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 87 kg
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima 92 kg

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

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Ben Provisor Biography". 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "The story of N.J. Olympic hopeful Leigh Jaynes-Provisor will inspire you - Politi". NJ.com. 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "USA Wrestling - the National Governing Body for Amateur Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  5. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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


2012 USA Olympic Wrestling Team
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