DHESI Amarveer

Canada
Wrestling
2 Sep 1995
25
Male
SURREY, BC
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WRE Wrestling Men's Freestyle 125kg 13

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C
Men's Freestyle 125kg 1/8 Final
#250
TUR
AKGUL TAKGUL Taha
5
VPO
CAN
DHESI ADHESI Amarveer
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
17Freestyle 125kg2018Budapest, HUN

Pan American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Freestyle 125kg2020Ottawa, ON, CAN

Ranking Series
RankEventYearLocation
1Freestyle 125kg2021Rome, ITA
3Freestyle 125kg2020Rome, ITA
7Freestyle 125kg2018Warsaw, POL
17Freestyle 125kg2018Budapest, HUN
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Sociology - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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English
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Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club [Canada]
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Balbir Dhesi [personal, father]
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His father Balbir Dhesi was a national wrestling champion in India and has served as head coach at the Khalsa Wrestling Club in Canada. His brother Parm has also competed in freestyle wrestling internationally for Canada, including at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. (gazettetimes.com, 02 May 2020; Hindustan Times, 17 Mar 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2021)
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He began wrestling at age five at the Khalsa Wrestling Club under his father, Balbir Dhesi. (cbc.ca, 15 Mar 2020)
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"I always wanted to follow in my dad's footsteps as a wrestler and I have kept pushing myself ever since I started." (darpanmagazine.com, 29 Jan 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (USA Wrestling YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2019)
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Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo by winning his semifinal bout at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (wrestling.ca, 02 Sep 2020; cbc.ca, 15 Mar 2020)
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Canadian wrestlers Fido Sahota, Manjot Sandhu and Gurdeep Beesla. (wrestling.ca, 02 Sep 2020)
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His father Balbir Dhesi and brother Parm Dhesi. (darpanmagazine.com, 29 Jan 2020; theglobeandmail.com, 07 Sep 2013)
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"I have a few mantras I say to myself which help me get my mind right before a match." (wrestling.ca, 02 Sep 2020)
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"Good things happen when you try hard. Find the happiness in hard work." (wrestling.ca, 02 Sep 2020)
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While competing for Oregon State University he was named the Pac-12 Conference Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2018 and 2016. He was also named Oregon State University's Male Athlete of the Year in 2018. (osubeavers.com, 09 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
POSITIVE POSTPONEMENT
He welcomed the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as he was concerned about the lack of contact training he would have been able to do had the Games gone ahead as originally scheduled. "There are no gyms open and mat sessions are closed. It's not healthy for another person to touch each other, especially wrestling, such a contact sport. I still think about what I put in to get to where I am but postponement gave me peace of mind that we still have time to compete and still have some time to train. We thought about the bigger picture and how this is affecting so many lives. It's bigger than sports." (kgw.com, 24 Mar 2020)

CONSIDERING QUITTING
His coaches persuaded him to carry on wrestling when he considered retiring after finishing second at the Canadian selection trials for the 2016 Olympic qualification tournament. "I was done with wrestling. I just couldn't see myself bouncing back. Then my coaches said the best thing to do is just get back on the mat. And it worked. I have been thriving ever since." (darpanmagazine.com, 29 Jan 2020)

FAMILY SPORT
He says that wrestling with his brother Parm since they were young boys has benefited them both. "He'll help me accomplish my goal and I'll help him accomplish his throughout our whole life. We know each other's every move. He knows what I know." (theglobeandmail.com, 07 Sep 2013)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
VPO:
Victory by points - without any point scored by the opponent
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