Amar Dhesi

Amar Dhesi
Personal information
Full nameAmarveer Singh Dhesi
Born (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 29)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 125 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ottawa 125 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zagreb 120 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Oregon State Beavers
NCAA Division I Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cleveland 285 lb

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 125 kg 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] He competed in the men's 125 kg event at the Olympics.[15]

Personal life

Born in Canada, Dhesi is of Punjabi descent.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Amar Dhesi". wrestling.ca. Wrestling Canada Lutte. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Amar Dhesi Awarded 2014 Junior World Championships Gold Medal". wrestling.ca. Wrestling Canada Lutte. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Amar Dhesi". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ Omar Dhesi - All-Americans. nwhof.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Sowa, Jesse (2 May 2020). "Amar Dhesi realizes his family's dream in qualifying for the Olympics". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Amar Dhesi of Surrey qualifies for first Olympics". The Voice. Surrey, British Columbia Canada. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Amar Dhesi secures gold as Canada's medal haul continues at Rome wrestling event". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ^ Nichols, Paula (18 May 2021). "Four wrestlers ready to go to the mat for Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Canada's Mia Vallée, Amar Dhesi win gold medals at Commonwealth Games". cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Qualified NOCs at 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Meet Amar Dhesi – Punjab-Origin Wrestler Set To Represent Canada At Paris Olympics 2024". www.india.com.


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