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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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02/22 | W | DEC 13-6 | W. Morrow | Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg @ Rutgers | Round 1 | 157 | |
02/13 | L | F 3-0 1:31 | L. Haines | Penn State | Rutgers @ Penn State | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 17-16 | L. Nichter | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/28 | L | M FOR 3-0 | F. Nadeau | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/28 | L | DEC 8-3 | B. Bomberger | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/28 | W | F 3-0 0:50 | A. Diaby | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/28 | W | F 3-0 0:37 | L. Bender | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 157 | |
01/28 | W | DEC 4-1 | N. Cicciarelli | --- | Mat Town Open 2 | Round 1 | 157 | |
11/19 | L | F 9-7 4:01 | M. Hanau | Army West Point | Black Knight Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
11/19 | L | F 9-2 2:01 | V. Zerban | Northern Colorado | Black Knight Invitational | Round 1 | 157 | |
11/05 | L | DEC 11-10 | R. Camillaci | Princeton | Princeton Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
11/05 | W | F 6-0 2:04 | T. Silva | --- | Princeton Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
11/05 | L | F 3-0 0:33 | O. Aranda | Army West Point | Princeton Open | Round 1 | 157 | |
11/05 | W | F 7-1 3:30 | N. Zeigler | Bloomsburg | Princeton Open | Round 1 | 157 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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11/20 | L | F 6-8 4:38 | D. Vizcarra | Cal Poly | 2022 Roadrunner Open | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 157 | |
11/20 | L | DEC 12-6 | A. Clark | Rutgers | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
11/20 | W | F 2-0 1:13 | M. Buck | California Baptist University | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 157 | |
11/20 | W | F 6-0 1:27 | J. Hurd | Unattached CA | 2022 Roadrunner Open | Round 1 (32 Man) | 157 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/07 | L | MD 16-5 | B. Barton | Lock Haven | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/07 | L | DEC 6-4 | J. Spires | Virginia Tech | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-6 0:58 | G. Petrucelli | Air Force | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 10-6 | N. Stephenson | --- | David H. Lehman F&M Open | Champ. Round 1 | 157 |