Amar Dhesi Explained

Full Name:Amarveer Singh Dhesi
Birth Date:September 2, 1995
Birth Place:Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Weight:125 kg

Amarveer Singh Dhesi (born September 2, 1995), commonly known as Amar Dhesi, is a Canadian freestyle wrestler, competing in the 125 kg weight class.[1]

Wrestling career

Junior level

In 2014, Dhesi won silver at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, which was later upgraded to gold, after the winner tested positive for doping.[2]

After this tournament, Dhesi suffered three ACL tears in his knee in six years, limiting his ability to compete.[3]

Collegiate

Dhesi competed collegiately for the Oregon State Beavers, where he was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American in the 285-pound weight class.[4]

Senior level

In December 2019, Dhesi won the Canadian trials, which allowed him to represent Canada at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. In March 2020, he finished in the top two at the tournament, which officially qualified him for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5] [6] Dhesi would also go onto win the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021.[7]

In May 2021, Dhesi was officially named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[8] He competed in the men's 125 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] Two months after the Olympics, he competed in the men's 125 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[10]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Dhesi won the gold medal in the 125 kg event.[11] He competed in the 125kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[12]

In 2024, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Canada for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[13] [14]

Personal life

Born in Canada, Dhesi is of Punjabi descent.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amar Dhesi . wrestling.ca . Wrestling Canada Lutte . 22 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Amar Dhesi Awarded 2014 Junior World Championships Gold Medal . wrestling.ca . Wrestling Canada Lutte . 21 November 2014 . 22 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Amar Dhesi . olympic.ca . 10 May 2021 . . 22 May 2021.
  4. https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/champions-database?wrestler=13155 Omar Dhesi - All-Americans
  5. News: Sowa . Jesse . 2 May 2020 . Amar Dhesi realizes his family's dream in qualifying for the Olympics . . Corvallis, Oregon, United States . 22 May 2021.
  6. News: 15 March 2020 . Amar Dhesi of Surrey qualifies for first Olympics . The Voice . Surrey, British Columbia Canada . 22 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Amar Dhesi secures gold as Canada's medal haul continues at Rome wrestling event . 6 March 2021 . cbc.ca . . 22 May 2021.
  8. News: Nichols . Paula . Four wrestlers ready to go to the mat for Canada at Tokyo 2020 . . 18 May 2021 . 22 May 2021.
  9. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 7 August 2021 . 8 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  10. Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf . 16 October 2021 . 16 October 2021 . UWW.org . United World Wrestling.
  11. Web site: Canada's Mia Vallée, Amar Dhesi win gold medals at Commonwealth Games . 5 August 2022 . cbc.ca/sports/ . . 11 August 2022.
  12. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  13. Web site: Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304175337/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/2nd_phase_acapulco_qualified_nocs.pdf?VersionId=7daWt.sjVf3DcCmRgpMQwttDuVARZ8Sx . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  14. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  15. Web site: Meet Amar Dhesi – Punjab-Origin Wrestler Set To Represent Canada At Paris Olympics 2024. www.india.com.