Ben Provisor Explained

Ben Provisor
Birth Place:Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in
Weight:187 lbs
Style:Greco-Roman
Club:New York Athletic Club
Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Show-Medals:yes

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.

In 2021, Provisor signed to wrestle for the NAIA powerhouse Grand View Vikings.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEN PROVISOR - There are 1440 Minutes in a Day... ONLY 6 OF THEM MATTER . 2012-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112112914/http://www.benprovisor.com/mx/hm.asp?id=bio . 2014-11-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ben Provisor Biography. 21 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140121140701/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/PR/Ben-Provisor . 18 October 2023. 2014-01-21 .
  3. Web site: The story of N.J. Olympic hopeful Leigh Jaynes-Provisor will inspire you - Politi. NJ.com. 9 August 2015.
  4. Web site: USA Wrestling - the National Governing Body for Amateur Wrestling . 2012-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510090239/http://www.themat.com/usawrestling.org/nationalteams.php?page=showbio&ContactID=1414 . 2012-05-10 . dead .
  5. Web site: Untitled Document . 2012-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131207210112/http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results . 2013-12-07 . dead .
  6. Web site: Ben Provisor Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/ben-provisor-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2020-02-15.
  7. Web site: Goodwin. Cody. Wrestling: Ben Provisor, a two-time Olympian in Greco-Roman, signs to wrestle at Grand View. 2021-08-22. Des Moines Register. en-US.