Ben Provisor (born June 26, 1990 in

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) is an American wrestler. He won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 74 kg GR, and competed at the

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. He also competed at the

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Personal life

He is the son of musician Dennis Provisor, former keyboard player for the rock band The Grass 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

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(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

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in the second round. In 2021, Provisor signed to wrestle for the NAIA powerhouse Grand View Vikings.

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