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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/16 | W | F 5-0 1:51 | I. Benavidez | Paloma Valley | IEWA at Ayala High School | Round 3 (3 Man) | 125 | |
| 09/16 | W | F 9-2 3:35 | M. Willison | Legacy Wrestling Center | IEWA at Ayala High School | Round 2 (3 Man) | 125 | |
| 03/12 | L | MD 9-0 | L. Fofanah-Afkar | California | 2023 CAUSA Kids Folkstyle State | 4th Wrestleback (32 Man) | 114 | |
| 03/12 | L | F 7-0 3:37 | J. Albright | California | 2023 CAUSA Kids Folkstyle State | Quarters & 3rd WB (32 Man) | 114 | |
| 03/12 | W | DEC 6-0 | A. Gonzalez | Swamp Monsters Wrestling Club | 2023 CAUSA Kids Folkstyle State | Round 2 Champ & WB (32 Man) | 114 | |
| 02/26 | W | F 2-0 0:17 | G. Gonzales | California Grapplers | CAGWA League Finals 2023 | Round 4 (5 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/26 | L | F 2-2 2:19 | E. Madera | Reverence Grappling | CAGWA League Finals 2023 | Round 3 (5 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/26 | L | F 7-0 2:30 | S. Jimenez | Terminators | CAGWA League Finals 2023 | Round 2 (5 Man) | 110 | |
| 02/26 | W | F 2-0 0:39 | Z. Shafer | Ayala Smash | CAGWA League Finals 2023 | Round 1 (5 Man) | 110 | |
| 01/28 | W | F 2-0 0:33 | K. Lepe | Pounders WC | CAGWA California Super Tournament(CST13) | Placement Matches (8 Man) | 114 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 8-2 1:49 | D. Daniels | GWC | CAGWA California Super Tournament(CST13) | 2nd Wrestleback (8 Man) | 114 | |
| 01/28 | L | F 2-0 0:30 | D. Jones | GWC | CAGWA California Super Tournament(CST13) | Semis & 1st WB (8 Man) | 114 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 7-1 2:16 | M. Jumanan | Topanga | CAGWA 3G Top Gun Challenge 2023 | Round 3 (4 Man) | 114 | |
| 01/22 | W | F 8-0 2:30 | C. Lane | Buellton | CAGWA 3G Top Gun Challenge 2023 | Round 2 (4 Man) | 114 | |
| 01/22 | L | F 6-1 1:38 | L. Cryer | Peterson Grapplers | CAGWA 3G Top Gun Challenge 2023 | Round 1 (4 Man) | 114 | |
| 01/08 | W | DEC 10-7 | W. Gorham | Terminators | CAGWA Battle of the Dogs 2023 | Round 2 (Best of 3) | 114 | |
| 01/08 | W | MD 10-0 | W. Gorham | Terminators | CAGWA Battle of the Dogs 2023 | Round 1 (Best of 3) | 114 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 9-2 2:01 | J. Guardado | Simi Valley Wrestling Club | CAGWA Jesse Cruz Memorial 2022 | Round 5 (5 Man) | 114 | |
| 12/11 | W | F 2-0 0:42 | Z. Shafer | Ayala Smash Wrestling | CAGWA Jesse Cruz Memorial 2022 | Round 4 (5 Man) | 114 | |
| 12/11 | L | F 4-11 2:05 | W. Gorham | Terminators | CAGWA Jesse Cruz Memorial 2022 | Round 3 (5 Man) | 114 | |
| 12/11 | W | DEC 6-0 | C. Felix | Total Kaos wrestling club | CAGWA Jesse Cruz Memorial 2022 | Round 1 (5 Man) | 114 |