Ben Provisor
Ben Provisor (born June 26, 1990 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin) 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.
Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Wrestling career
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Personal life
He is the son of musician Dennis Provisor, former keyboard player for the rock band The Gr* Roots.
He is married to wrestler Leigh Jaynes.
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).
He defeated Aaron Sieracki 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
In the 1/8 finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics Provisor was defeated by Zurab Datunashvili of Georgia (0-1, 0-6). 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 *akalov in the second round.
In 2021, Provisor signed to wrestle for the NAIA powerhouse Grand View Vikings.
References
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 United World Wrestling
- Ben Provisor at Olympedia