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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 | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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12/15 | W | DEC 6-3 | K. Moore | Allen | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Finals | 120 lbs | |
12/14 | W | DEC 6-4 | G. Whisenhunt | Crescent Valley | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Semi-Finals | 120 lbs | |
12/14 | W | DEC 10-5 | C. Jensen | Payson | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Quarter-Finals | 120 lbs | |
12/13 | W | DEF 9-1 5:35 | A. Aniciete | Slam Academy | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 16 | 120 lbs | |
12/13 | W | F 2-0 1:00 | C. White | Meridian | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 32 | 120 lbs | |
12/13 | W | F 2-1 1:45 | M. McGruder | Poway B | 2019 Reno Tournament of Champions | Round of 64 | 120 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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04/08 | W | FOR 0-0 | C. Antonio | Smash Gyms | 2019 Reno Worlds | 2nd Place | 115 lbs | |
04/08 | L | DEC 3-2 | F. Barreto | Pounders wc | 2019 Reno Worlds | Finals | 115 lbs | |
04/07 | W | F 6-0 2:43 | D. Soto | Lil Saints | 2019 Reno Worlds | Semi-Finals | 115 lbs | |
04/07 | W | F 4-1 1:04 | S. Macedo | Team Selma | 2019 Reno Worlds | Quarter-Finals | 115 lbs | |
04/07 | W | F 2-0 0:27 | W. Whittington | Misfits | 2019 Reno Worlds | Round of 16 | 115 lbs | |
04/06 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | D. Wright | Bear River Wrestling Club | 2019 Reno Worlds | Round of 32 | 115 lbs | |
04/06 | W | MD 14-0 | J. Campos | Lil Saints | 2019 Reno Worlds | Round of 64 | 115 lbs | |
04/06 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | S. Platina | Capital Christian Cougars | 2019 Reno Worlds | Round of 128 | 115 lbs | |
01/05 | L | TF 17-2 3:32 | J. Gomez | Gilroy | Doc Buchanan | 7th Place | 113 lbs | |
01/05 | L | TF 16-1 5:00 | M. Gioffre | --- | Doc Buchanan | Consi of 4 | 113 lbs | |
01/05 | W | F 4:59 | B. Fredrickson | Windsor | Doc Buchanan | Consi of 8 #2 | 113 lbs | |
01/05 | L | MD 10-2 | T. Lujan | Selma | Doc Buchanan | Quarter-Finals | 113 lbs | |
01/04 | W | F 4:34 | C. Cabuag | Monta Vista | Doc Buchanan | Round of 16 | 113 lbs | |
01/04 | W | F 1:07 | A. Harris | Layton | Doc Buchanan | Round of 32 | 113 lbs |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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04/09 | W | MD 13-2 | C. Morrison | --- | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | 7th Place | 108 lbs | |
04/08 | L | DEC 3-2 | J. Lopez | Poway Elite | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Consi of 4 | 108 lbs | |
04/08 | W | DEC 7-2 | M. Bigler | SF Elite | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Consi of 8 #2 | 108 lbs | |
04/08 | W | F 1:46 | S. Ware | Cowboy Mat Club | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Consi of 8 #1 | 108 lbs | |
04/08 | W | DEC 6-4 | G. Nelson | Team Tech Fall | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Consi of 16 #2 | 108 lbs | |
04/07 | W | DEC 1-0 | C. Antonio | Smash Gyms | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Consi of 16 #1 | 108 lbs | |
04/07 | W | MD 10-0 | A. DeGrande | Scappoose Mad Cows | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Consi of 32 #2 | 108 lbs | |
04/07 | L | DEC 12-7 | M. Bigler | SF Elite | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Round of 32 | 108 lbs | |
04/07 | W | F 1:07 | M. Henage | New Plymouth wrestling | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Round of 64 | 108 lbs | |
04/07 | W | MD 13-0 | R. Lopez | Wasco Wrestling | 2018 Flo Reno Worlds | Round of 128 | 108 lbs |