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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	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/10	W	F 8-2 2:55	M. Sanderfoot	MSOE	CCIW Championships	Placement	149
02/10	L	DEC 12-6	A. Pejovski	Lakeland	CCIW Championships	Cons semis	149
02/10	L	F 2-0 2:29	A. Villar	North Central	CCIW Championships	Semis	149
02/10	W	F 7-2 3:34	M. Sanderfoot	MSOE	CCIW Championships	Round 2	149
11/20	W	DEC 6-0	M. Rodriguez	Augustana (IL)	8 Man Battle	Finals (8 Man)	149
11/20	L	MD 16-3	Z. Sato	---	8 Man Battle	Semis & 1st Wrestleback (8 Man)	149
11/13	L	DEC 6-4 SV	L. Eagle	Millikin University	Millikin Open	Round 7	149
11/13	W	DEC 7-2	K. Kaiman	Thomas More	Millikin Open	Round 6	149
11/13	W	DEC 8-6	D. Burgess	Huntingdon	Millikin Open	Round 5	149
11/13	W	MD 16-8	L. Blawou	---	Millikin Open	Round 4	149
11/13	L	DEC 8-5	J. Martinez	---	Millikin Open	Round 2	149

DATE	W/L	RESULT	OPPONENT	OPP. TEAM	EVENT	RND.	WT.
02/29	L	MD 11-3	S. Nugent	Ozarks (AR)	NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest	Quarters and WB3	141
02/29	L	TF 16-0 3:51	D. Unpingco	Dubuque	NCAA DIII Regional Lower Midwest	Round 2	141
02/14	W	F 4-4 1:39	W. Bell	Millikin	CCIW Championships	Round 4	141
02/13	L	MD 8-0	J. Lawson	Elmhurst	CCIW Championships	Round 3	141
02/13	L	F 14-1 6:03	M. Fleenor	North Central	CCIW Championships	Round 1	141