Grant Descheneaux
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/21 | L | DEC 1-1 | A. Coon | CKWC / NYAC | 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Round 2 (Best of 3) | GR 130 KG |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17 | W | DEC 4-1 | A. Coon | Cliff Keen WC/NYAC | 2023 Senior Nationals | 1ST Place Finals | 130 | |
| 06/11 | W | VPO1 5-1 | A. Coon | Cliff Keen WC | 2023 Final X | Round 2 | 130 kg | |
| 06/10 | W | VPO 3-0 | A. Coon | Cliff Keen WC | 2023 Final X | Round 1 | 130 kg | |
| 04/28 | W | VSU 11-0 2:11 | A. Coon | New York Athletic Club | 2023 US Open | Finals | 130 kg |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12 | L | VPO 5-0 | O. Marvik | Norway | 2022 UWW Senior World Championships | 1/8 Final | 130 kg | |
| 09/12 | W | VPO1 1-1 | D. Ovasapyan | Armenia | 2022 UWW Senior World Championships | Qualif. | 130 kg |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04 | L | DEC 3-3 | A. Coon | NYAC/CKWC | 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Round 2 (Best of 3) | GR 130 KG | |
| 04/04 | L | TF 10-1 5:03 | A. Coon | NYAC/CKWC | 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Round 1 (Best of 3) | GR 130 KG | |
| 04/03 | W | DEC 4-3 | J. Mitchell | ARMY (WCAP) | 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Semifinals | GR 130 KG | |
| 04/02 | W | DEC 3-0 | D. Longendyke | Minnesota Storm | 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials | Quarterfinals | GR 130 KG |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/17 | L | DEC 2-1 | A. Yousofiahmadchali | IRAN | World Championships 2019 - Juniors | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 08/16 | W | F 5-0 1:42 | L. Zhang | CHINA | World Championships 2019 - Juniors | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 08/16 | W | DEC 5-0 | Y. Issa | EGYPT | World Championships 2019 - Juniors | Quarters (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 08/16 | W | TF 9-0 3:46 | A. Aawesh | INDIA | World Championships 2019 - Juniors | Champ Round 2 (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 08/16 | W | TF 10-2 4:35 | D. Vitek | HUNGARY | World Championships 2019 - Juniors | Champ Round 1 (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 06/16 | L | VPO1 5-1 | A. Coon | New York Athletic Club | Final X 2019 | 2 of 3 | 130 kg | |
| 06/15 | L | VFA 1:42 8-0 | A. Coon | New York Athletic Club | Final X 2019 | 1 of 3 | 130 kg | |
| 04/26 | W | VPO1 2-1 | L. Herrington | Nebraska Golden Eagles Wrestling Club | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Finals | 130 kg | |
| 04/26 | W | VSU 8-0 2:57 | L. Herrington | Nebraska Golden Eagles Wrestling Club | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Round 3 | 130 kg | |
| 04/25 | W | VSU 9-0 2:30 | L. Herrington | Nebraska Golden Eagles Wrestling Club | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Round 2 | 130 kg | |
| 04/25 | L | VFA 0:35 2-4 | L. Herrington | Nebraska Golden Eagles Wrestling Club | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Round 1 | 130 kg | |
| 04/25 | W | VSU 9-0 1:27 | G. Nye | CSU Pueblo Wrestling RTC | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Semis | 130 kg | |
| 04/25 | W | VSU 10-0 0:26 | T. Piggott | Olivet Wrestling Club | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Quarters | 130 kg | |
| 04/25 | W | VSU 10-0 1:40 | S. Trenary | SWIFT | 2019 Marine Corps US Open | Rnd of 16 | 130 kg |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | L | DEC 4-0 | B. Zivanovic | SERBIA | World Championships 2018 - U23 Senior | Champ Round 2 (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 09/18 | W | DEC 7-1 | A. Milkovic | CROATIA | World Championships 2018 - Juniors | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 09/17 | L | DEC 2-1 | D. Ovasapyan | ARMENIA | World Championships 2018 - Juniors | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 09/17 | W | F 2-0 1:19 | O. Agakhanov | RUSSIA | World Championships 2018 - Juniors | Quarters (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 09/17 | W | F 5-4 4:50 | L. Meng | CHINA | World Championships 2018 - Juniors | Champ Round 2 (32 Man) | 130 kg | |
| 06/08 | W | VPO1 8-4 | A. Cassioppi | ISI | 2018 UWW Junior Greco Roman WTT | RR Rnd 3 | 130 kg | |
| 06/08 | W | VPO1 7-7 | A. Cassioppi | ISI | 2018 UWW Junior Greco Roman WTT | RR Rnd 2 | 130 kg | |
| 06/08 | L | VPO1 8-4 | A. Cassioppi | ISI | 2018 UWW Junior Greco Roman WTT | RR Rnd 1 | 130 kg | |
| 06/01 | W | VPO 2-0 | D. Orndorff | Utah Valley RTC | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Finals | 130 kg | |
| 06/01 | W | VSU 10-0 5:19 | D. Orndorff | Utah Valley RTC | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | RR Rnd 2 | 130 kg | |
| 06/01 | W | VFA 4:04 14-3 | D. Orndorff | Utah Valley RTC | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | RR Rnd 1 | 130 kg | |
| 06/01 | W | VSU 8-0 1:17 | M. Voss | Patriot Eilte Wrestling Club | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Semi-Finals | 130 kg | |
| 06/01 | W | VSU 9-0 0:51 | B. Furman | Finger Lakes Wrestling Club Prep | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Quarter-Finals | 130 kg | |
| 06/01 | W | VSU 8-0 1:33 | C. Barnes | River Valley Wrestling Club | 2018 UWW Cadet and U23 Nationals | Round of 16 | 130 kg | |
| 04/27 | W | VSU 10-0 1:04 | N. Boykin | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | 2018 Marine Corps US Open | Finals | 130 kg | |
| 04/26 | W | VSU 9-0 2:16 | B. Metz | Bison Wrestling Club | 2018 Marine Corps US Open | Semis | 130 kg | |
| 04/26 | W | VSU 8-0 0:49 | T. Helton | Southern Illinois Training Center | 2018 Marine Corps US Open | Quarters | 130 kg | |
| 04/26 | W | VSU 8-0 0:34 | S. Trenary | Team Valley, Clarion, IA | 2018 Marine Corps US Open | Rnd of 16 | 130 kg |
| DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05 | W | DEC 3-1 | B. Vatzi | Hungary | World Championships 2017 - Cadets | Placement Matches (32 Man) | 100 | |
| 09/04 | W | DEC 1-0 | S. Hosseini | Iran | World Championships 2017 - Cadets | Semis & WB (32 Man) | 100 | |
| 09/04 | W | F 5-3 3:40 | K. Shibzukhov | Russia | World Championships 2017 - Cadets | Quarters (32 Man) | 100 | |
| 09/04 | W | F 4-2 2:43 | E. Salazar | Mexico | World Championships 2017 - Cadets | Champ Round 2 (32 Man) | 100 |