
Quade Smith
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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10/24 | L | DEC 4-2 | C. Tate | NV | 2020 Defense Soap Super 32 | Consi of 16 #1 | 113 lbs | |
10/24 | W | DEC 3-2 | R. Nelson | MN | 2020 Defense Soap Super 32 | Consi of 32 #2 | 113 lbs | |
10/24 | L | DEC 0-0 UTB | S. Douglass | WY | 2020 Defense Soap Super 32 | Round of 32 | 113 lbs | |
10/24 | W | DEC 4-2 SV | V. Bouzakis | PA | 2020 Defense Soap Super 32 | Round of 64 | 113 lbs | |
10/24 | W | DEC 2-0 | W. Wydick | OH | 2020 Defense Soap Super 32 | Round of 128 | 113 lbs | |
10/11 | W | F 5-0 3:33 | A. Munoz | Temecula Valley | Freakshow 2020 | Finals | 113 lbs | |
10/11 | W | DEC 5-0 | T. Riley | Vacaville WC | Freakshow 2020 | Semi-Finals | 113 lbs | |
10/11 | W | F 4-0 2:09 | D. Merlos | Silver State wrestling | Freakshow 2020 | Quarter-Finals | 113 lbs | |
10/11 | W | DEC 2-0 | O. Alvarez | --- | Freakshow 2020 | Round of 16 | 113 lbs | |
10/10 | W | MD 11-1 | E. Sanchez | Sunkist Kids Monster Garage | Freakshow 2020 | Round of 32 | 113 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/14 | L | DEC 10-2 | T. Frothinger | Eagle | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Consi of 8 #2 | 113 lbs | |
12/14 | L | DEC 8-2 | B. Sullivan | Slam Academy | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Quarter-Finals | 113 lbs | |
12/13 | W | F 7-0 3:35 | C. Wells | Crook County | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 16 | 113 lbs | |
12/13 | W | MD 12-2 | B. Anderson | Cushing | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 32 | 113 lbs | |
12/13 | W | F 16-0 2:16 | J. Ramirez | North Salem | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 64 | 113 lbs | |
11/22 | W | MD 8-0 | A. Rodrigues | NXT LEVEL WRESTLING ACADEMY | 2019 D-Day on the Midway | Finals | 106 lbs | |
11/22 | W | MD 9-1 | M. Huscher | Sioux Falls | 2019 D-Day on the Midway | Semi-Finals | 106 lbs | |
11/22 | W | DEC 9-3 | J. Rael | Dominate club wrestling | 2019 D-Day on the Midway | Quarter-Finals | 106 lbs | |
10/21 | W | DEC 7-5 | R. Valdez | Gremlins wrestling | 2019 Freakshow | 5th Place | 113 lbs | |
10/21 | L | DEC 5-3 | J. Gurule | 505 Wc | 2019 Freakshow | Consi-Semis | 113 lbs | |
10/21 | W | DEC 5-2 | D. Molina | Tomahawk Wrestling Club | 2019 Freakshow | Consi of 4 | 113 lbs | |
10/21 | W | DEC 6-5 | D. Avedissian | Temecula Valley High School | 2019 Freakshow | Consi of 8 #2 | 113 lbs | |
10/20 | W | DEC 10-3 | M. Chagnon | Havre Wrestling | 2019 Freakshow | Consi of 8 #1 | 113 lbs | |
10/20 | W | F 2-1 2:09 | M. Bugarin | Chain Gang Wrestling Club | 2019 Freakshow | Consi of 16 #2 | 113 lbs | |
10/20 | L | DEC 2-0 | C. Avelar | Grindhouse Wrestling Club | 2019 Freakshow | Round of 16 | 113 lbs | |
10/20 | W | MD 9-0 | B. Dahlke | Sanderson Wrestling Academy | 2019 Freakshow | Round of 32 | 113 lbs | |
10/20 | W | TF 16-1 4:05 | T. Ewing | Academy of Wrestling | 2019 Freakshow | Round of 64 | 113 lbs | |
10/19 | W | MD 13-2 | J. Menivar | K4kwrestling | 2019 Freakshow | Round of 128 | 113 lbs |