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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.

DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
03/14WMD 14-6L. MuthBethlehem Catholic2021 PIAA AAA State Championships7th Place160 lbs
03/13LDEC 6-2C. KranitzNorwin2021 PIAA AAA State ChampionshipsConsi of 4160 lbs
03/13LDEC 1-0M. ColajezziCouncil Rock South2021 PIAA AAA State ChampionshipsQuarter-Finals160 lbs
03/06LDEC 10-3C. SpencerPine Richland2021 PIAA AAA West Super RegionFinals160 lbs
03/06WDEC 9-4C. KranitzNorwin2021 PIAA AAA West Super RegionSemi-Finals160 lbs
03/06WDEC 3-1 SVC. McCorkleNorth Allegheny2021 PIAA AAA West Super RegionQuarter-Finals160 lbs
10/25LDEF 0-0 0:00J. JensIL2020 Defense Soap Super 32Consi of 16 #2170 lbs
10/24LDEC 1-0A. WhitworthGA2020 Defense Soap Super 32Round of 16170 lbs
10/24WDEC 6-0T. GreenhouseOH2020 Defense Soap Super 32Round of 32170 lbs
10/24WDEC 4-2M. Thomas---2020 Defense Soap Super 32Round of 64170 lbs
10/24WDEC 9-3P. Eastin---2020 Defense Soap Super 32Round of 128170 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
03/06LDEC 5-3C. QuinnOwen J. Roberts2020 PIAA State Wrestling ChampionshipsConsi of 8 #2160 lbs
03/06WDEC 8-2J. LledoLower Merion2020 PIAA State Wrestling ChampionshipsConsi of 8 #1160 lbs
03/05LDEC 8-4C. RomjueSusquehannock2020 PIAA State Wrestling ChampionshipsRound of 16160 lbs
11/03LDEC 4-0E. BrinskyGladiatorsThe Surge by PA Power Wrestling3rd Place160 lbs
11/03WF 4-0 2:25G. KhochiashviliCentral HighThe Surge by PA Power WrestlingConsi-Semis160 lbs
11/03LDEC 4-0J. WehmeyerMalvern PrepThe Surge by PA Power WrestlingSemi-Finals160 lbs
11/03WDEC 5-3 SVB. Haubert---The Surge by PA Power WrestlingQuarter-Finals160 lbs
11/03WTF 16-1 2:01A. BeachAltoonaThe Surge by PA Power WrestlingRound of 16160 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
03/10LDEC 11-9 SVC. ZimmermanCarlisle2019 PIAA State Championships5th Place152 lbs
03/09LDEC 6-1T. UpdegraffHershey2019 PIAA State ChampionshipsConsi-Semis152 lbs
03/09LDEC 9-3C. ConnorKiski Area2019 PIAA State ChampionshipsSemi-Finals152 lbs
03/08WDEC 9-5 TB2C. RomjueSusquehannock2019 PIAA State ChampionshipsQuarter-Finals152 lbs
03/07WF 7-0 2:47M. KistlerNorthampton2019 PIAA State ChampionshipsRound of 16152 lbs
DATEW/LREPLAYRESULTOPPONENTOPP. TEAMEVENTRND.WT.
02/25WF 2:44T. BeauseigneurPhilipsburg-Osceola2018 PIAA District 6 AAA3rd Place145 lbs
02/24WF 2:02B. HassingerMifflin County2018 PIAA District 6 AAAConsi-Semis145 lbs
02/24LF 3:19L. LongCentral Mountain2018 PIAA District 6 AAASemi-Finals145 lbs
02/24WTF 16-0T. BeauseigneurPhilipsburg-Osceola2018 PIAA District 6 AAAQuarter-Finals145 lbs