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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.
02/22	L	MD 10-2	K. Cole	Concordia University	NAIA North Qualifier	Placement (16 Man)	133
02/22	L	DEC 6-0	N. Ryan	---	NAIA North Qualifier	4th Wrestleback (16 Man)	133
02/22	W	MD 14-4	D. Hoffman	---	NAIA North Qualifier	Semis & 3rd WB (16 Man)	133
02/22	W	DEC 6-0	J. Clifton	Northwestern College	NAIA North Qualifier	2nd Wrestleback (16 Man)	133
02/22	L	MD 8-0	R. Rivera	Concordia University	NAIA North Qualifier	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	133
01/04	L	F 2-0 2:35	M. Banducci	York	Viking-Warrior Open	2nd Wrestleback (16 Man)	133
01/04	W	F 5-0 1:50	B. Brown	York	Viking-Warrior Open	Quarters & 1st WB (16 Man)	133
01/04	L	MD 13-3	J. Heinzer	---	Viking-Warrior Open	Round 1 (16 Man)	133
11/23	L	DEC 3-1 SV	A. Anderson	Central	Brute-Auggie Open	Round 4	133
11/23	W	M FOR 0-0	R. Rios	Dakota Wesleyan	Brute-Auggie Open	Round 3	133
11/23	L	DEC 3-1	R. Langer	Augsburg	Brute-Auggie Open	Round 1	133
11/16	L	F 0-0 1:20	A. Crinzi	Grand View University	Dakota Wesleyan Open	semis-all	133
11/16	W	DEC 8-4	B. Chesnut	Augustana College	Dakota Wesleyan Open	Wrestleback	133
11/16	L	DEC 8-2	R. Rios	---	Dakota Wesleyan Open	quarters-all	133
11/16	W	DEC 17-10	B. Brown	York College	Dakota Wesleyan Open	Champ round of 16	133