
Julian Ramirez
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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04/28 | L | VSU 10-0 3:41 | D. Gilcher | Indiana RTC | 2023 US Open | Cons 8 #2 | 74 kg | |
04/27 | L | VSU 10-0 4:48 | J. Nolf | Nittany Lion Wrestling Club / TMWC | 2023 US Open | Quarters | 74 kg |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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03/27 | L | VFA 2:47 9-6 | E. Perkin | Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC | Last Chance Qualifier | Consi of 8 #1 | 74 kg | |
03/27 | W | VPO1 7-2 | C. Mccormick | --- | Last Chance Qualifier | Consi of 16 #2 | 74 kg | |
03/27 | L | VFA 1:27 4-0 | B. Ashworth | --- | Last Chance Qualifier | Round of 16 | 74 kg | |
03/27 | W | VPO1 13-6 | Q. Perez | Navy-Marine Corps Mat Club | Last Chance Qualifier | Round of 32 | 74 kg | |
03/27 | W | VSU 12-0 0:40 | O. Gasmann | Scots Wrestling Academy | Last Chance Qualifier | Round of 64 | 74 kg | |
02/12 | W | VSU 10-0 0:37 | E. Perkin | Team Bobby Douglas | America's Cup | 3rd Place | 74 kg | |
02/11 | L | VSU 10-0 4:12 | E. Wick | Team Simon Roberts | America's Cup | Semi-Finals | 74 kg | |
02/11 | W | VPO1 5-3 | J. Phulka | Team Lee Kemp | America's Cup | Quarter-Finals | 74 kg | |
02/11 | W | VSU1 13-3 2:23 | E. Perkin | Team Bobby Douglas | America's Cup | RR Rnd 2 | 74 kg |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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04/28 | L | VFA 2:06 8-0 | N. Brands | U of Iowa | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | 3rd Place | 74 kg | |
04/28 | W | VFA 0:43 4-0 | D. Shannon | Elite Accelerator Program | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | C-Semis | 74 kg | |
04/28 | W | VSU 10-0 4:23 | J. Kim | Harvard | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Cons 4 | 74 kg | |
04/27 | W | VFA 2:40 11-4 | J. Mattox | Ohio State-Unattached | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Cons 8 #2 | 74 kg | |
04/27 | L | VPO1 3-2 | D. Braunagel | IRTC | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Quarters | 74 kg | |
04/27 | W | VPO1 8-2 | P. Conigliaro | Unattached | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Rnd of 16 | 74 kg | |
04/27 | W | VSU 10-0 1:22 | K. Ho | Patriot Eilte Wrestling Club | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Rnd of 32 | 74 kg | |
04/26 | W | VSU1 12-2 3:55 | O. Brown | West Point RTC | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Rnd of 64 | 74 kg |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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06/03 | L | VPO1 2-1 | A. Assad | Izzy Style | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Finals | 80 kg | |
06/03 | L | VSU 10-0 1:56 | A. Assad | Izzy Style | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | RR Rnd 3 | 80 kg | |
06/03 | L | VPO1 7-7 | A. Assad | Izzy Style | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | RR Rnd 2 | 80 kg | |
06/03 | W | VPO 6-0 | A. Assad | Izzy Style | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | RR Rnd 1 | 80 kg | |
06/03 | W | VFA 0:32 2-0 | Z. Glazier | Minnesota | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Semi-Finals | 80 kg | |
06/03 | W | VPO 6-0 | J. Fagen | Suples Wrestling Club | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 80 kg | |
06/02 | W | VSU1 14-1 2:29 | D. Key | Compound | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Round of 16 | 80 kg | |
06/02 | W | VSU 10-0 0:30 | E. Ducca | Arsenal W.C. | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Round of 32 | 80 kg |