Korey Jarvis

Korey Jarvis
Jarvis at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-10-04) October 4, 1986
Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubUniversity of Guelph[2]
Coached byDoug Cox (Club)
Zoltan Hunyady (Club)
Gia Sissaouri (National)[2]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
7th (2017)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto125 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima125 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow125 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Delhi96 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast125 kg
Updated on August 19, 2022

Korey Jarvis (born October 4, 1986)[3] is a Canadian wrestler who most notably won a gold medal in the 125 kg category in men's freestyle wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4] He has additionally, competed and won the Canadian National Wrestling Championships for three consecutive years in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles, the only wrestler to have done so. In July 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, he placed 8th in the 125 kg category in men's freestyle wrestling.[5][6] Jarvis most recently placed 7th in the 125 kg category in men's freestyle wrestling at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.

Jarvis studied at the Conestoga College, and has a daughter Brynlee. He took up wrestling aged 14. Between 2010 and 2014 he moved from the 96 kg to 125 kg class to avoid cutting weight before competitions, as he was normally heavier than 100 kg.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Korey Jarvis Archived August 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 3 Korey Jarvis Archived September 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ↑ Korey Jarvis[link removed]. Glasgow 2014 profile
  4. ↑ "Erica Wiebe, Korey Jarvis take Commonwealth wrestling gold". CBC Sports. July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Kerry (June 23, 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca. Wrestling Canada. June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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