Korey Jarvis (born October 4, 1986) is a Canadian

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who most notably won a gold medal in the 125 kg category in men’s

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at the

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. He has additionally, competed and won the Canadian National Wrestling Championships for three consecutive years in both freestyle and

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styles, the only wrestler to have done so. In July 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. At the

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, he placed 8th in the 125 kg category in men’s freestyle wrestling. Jarvis most recently placed 7th in the 125 kg category in men’s freestyle wrestling at the

2017 World Wrestling Championships The 2017 World Wrestling Championships were the 14th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from August 21 to 27 in Paris, France. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Gre ...

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. Jarvis studied at the

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, 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.

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