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David Taylor, nicknamed the Magic Man, is an American freestyle wrestler who currently resides and trains in State College, Pennsylvania. Taylor was crowned the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion at 86 kg after defeating Iran's Yazdani in the finals. Other career accolades include 2018 World Champion in Budapest, 2021 World Silver medalist in Oslo, three-time Pan-American Champion, Ivan Yarygin Champion, two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, two-time Dan Hodge award winner, and four-time Ohio State Champion. At Penn State, Taylor won four Big 10 titles from 2011-14, with his first at 157 and the other three at 165. He reached the finals of NCAA's four times as well, but only won in his sophomore and senior seasons.
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/17 | W | DEC 6-4 | M. Letona | NYCRTC/TMWC | 2023 Senior Nationals | 3rd Place Match | 62 | |
12/17 | W | F 6-0 1:13 | S. Cosme | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | 2023 Senior Nationals | Cons. Semi | 62 | |
12/16 | W | F 7-0 4:22 | A. Schlabach | Grand View Wrestling Club | 2023 Senior Nationals | Cons. Round 7 | 62 | |
12/16 | W | TF 11-0 3:34 | A. Luciano | Team Tornado Wrestling Club | 2023 Senior Nationals | Cons. Round 6 | 62 | |
12/16 | L | TF 10-0 3:50 | A. Ortega | King / NYAC | 2023 Senior Nationals | Quarterfinal | 62 | |
12/16 | W | F 4-0 2:10 | N. Estrella | IWWC/TMWC | 2023 Senior Nationals | Champ. Round 3 | 62 | |
12/16 | W | F 12-0 2:08 | E. Gutches | Bearcat Wrestling Club | 2023 Senior Nationals | Champ. Round 2 | 62 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/01 | L | F 2-0 2:51 | C. Bowman | --- | CIF Girls State Championships | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 143 | |
02/29 | W | MD 13-1 | E. Patneaud | Gilroy | CIF Girls State Championships | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 143 | |
02/28 | W | F 2-0 1:12 | O. Morales | Bakersfield | CIF Girls State Championships | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 143 | |
02/27 | W | F 2-0 1:01 | I. Fredericks | Live Oak | CIF Girls State Championships | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 143 | |
02/27 | W | F 2-0 0:23 | P. Garcia | Eagle Rock | CIF Girls State Championships | Round 1 (32 Man) | 143 | |
01/18 | L | DEC 6-3 | C. Bowman | --- | Ayala Women`s Wrestling Invitational | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 143 | |
01/18 | W | F 2-0 1:29 | L. Camp | Kennedy | Ayala Women`s Wrestling Invitational | Semis & 5th WB (32 Man) | 143 | |
01/18 | W | F 23-10 3:43 | M. Cruz | Paloma Valley | Ayala Women`s Wrestling Invitational | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 143 | |
01/17 | W | F 25-11 3:11 | A. Pina | San Ysidro | Ayala Women`s Wrestling Invitational | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 143 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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05/10 | L | VSU 10-0 4:08 | A. Liles | --- | 2019 Women's National | 3rd Place | 62 kg | |
05/10 | W | VFO | D. Garibay | Team California | 2019 Women's National | Consi-Semis | 62 kg | |
05/10 | W | VFA 0:56 4-1 | L. Basham | --- | 2019 Women's National | Consi of 4 | 62 kg | |
05/10 | W | VFA 0:21 4-0 | M. Lopez | --- | 2019 Women's National | Consi of 8 #2 | 62 kg | |
05/10 | L | VSU 7-0 6:00 | C. Bowman | --- | 2019 Women's National | Quarter-Finals | 62 kg | |
05/10 | W | VFA 1:28 6-0 | E. Walker | --- | 2019 Women's National | Round of 16 | 62 kg | |
05/10 | W | VFA 1:10 6-0 | J. Font | Team Florida | 2019 Women's National | Round of 32 | 62 kg |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/25 | L | F 4-5 3:24 | A. Smalley | California USA A | 2017 US Marine Corps Girls Folk Duals | Round 2 (4 Team) | 144 | |
03/25 | W | MD 12-2 | M. Camacho | Draw Team II | 2017 US Marine Corps Girls Folk Duals | Round 3 (4 Team) | 144 |