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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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02/10 | L | F 4-0 2:13 | J. Ruiz | Spanish Springs | NIAA 5A State Championships | CONSI rd of 4 | 113 | |
02/10 | W | F 5-0 1:16 | G. Bleeker | Douglas | NIAA 5A State Championships | CONSI rd of 8 | 113 | |
02/10 | L | F 2-0 1:20 | M. Johnson | Cimarron Memorial | NIAA 5A State Championships | Quarters | 113 | |
02/10 | W | MD 10-2 | J. Lizak | Faith Lutheran | NIAA 5A State Championships | Round 1 (16 Man) | 113 | |
01/07 | W | F 3-0 4:30 | N. Coats | Orland | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R8 1st,3rd,5th Place Matches (32 Man) | 113 | |
01/07 | W | DEC 4-2 | C. Bickmore | St Bernard | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R7 WB6 & 7th Place Match (32 Man) | 113 | |
01/07 | W | F 4-2 2:19 | A. Nasise | U Prep | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R6 Semis & WB5 (32 Man) | 113 | |
01/07 | W | F 2-0 0:55 | L. Robertson | Eureka Senior | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R5 WB4 (32 Man) | 113 | |
01/06 | L | F 4-0 2:32 | U. Hale | Red Bluff | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R3a Quarters (32 Man) | 113 | |
01/06 | W | DEC 10-8 | A. Nasise | U Prep | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R2 Champ2 & WB1 (32 Man) | 113 | |
01/06 | W | F 0-0 | S. Verdusco | Oroville | Nor Cal `Beast in the North` 2023 | R1 Champ1 (32 Man) | 113 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/29 | L | DEC 11-7 | D. Nguyen | --- | 57th Overfelt Classic | 3rd | 106 | |
01/29 | W | DEC 11-4 | K. Chowtkur | Adrian C Wilcox | 57th Overfelt Classic | Round 4 | 106 | |
01/29 | W | F 6-0 1:31 | F. English | Christopher | 57th Overfelt Classic | Round 3 | 106 | |
01/29 | L | DEC 10-5 | D. Nguyen | --- | 57th Overfelt Classic | Round 2 | 106 |
DATE | W/L | REPLAY | RESULT | OPPONENT | OPP. TEAM | EVENT | RND. | WT. |
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01/25 | L | F 2-0 0:12 | A. Mire | Hahnville | Titan JV | 2nd Wrestleback (16 Man) | 152 | |
01/25 | L | F 0-0 0:52 | A. Denova | Brusly | Titan JV | Round 1 (16 Man) | 152 | |
12/07 | L | F 2-0 0:15 | Y. Zaben | Baton Rouge High | 37th George Trygg Wrestling Memorial | CONS rd 1 of 8man rd 3 of 16man and rd4 of 32 man | 145 | |
12/07 | L | F 0-0 0:26 | C. Gaudet | John Curtis Christian School | 37th George Trygg Wrestling Memorial | QUARTERS | 145 |