David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990)
David Taylor (born December 5, 1990) is an American world champion freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler. WIN magazine twice awarded Taylor the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding folkstyle wrestler in college wrestling.
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| Full name | David Morris Taylor III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Magic Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 5, 1990 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Folkstyle & Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Taylor lived in several states before spending most of his youth in Wyoming and Ohio. In his youth, he admired world and Olympic champion Cael Sanderson, who is from the nearby state of Utah.[1]
Folkstyle
Taylor competed for the wrestling team at Pennsylvania State University, where Cael Sanderson was head coach. In his first year, Taylor did not officially compete. In Taylor's freshman and junior seasons, he finished as an NCAA Division I national runner-up, and in his sophomore and senior seasons, he finished as a champion. WIN magazine recognized his two championship seasons as the most outstanding performances in college wrestling, making him only the third wrestler to win the honor two or more times.[2]
Freestyle
In 2018, Taylor became the twelfth American wrestler to win the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, a major wrestling tournament held annually in Siberia.[3] He followed that effort up by winning continental and world titles.
Freestyle matches
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| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification  | ||||||
| Win | 105-15 |  |
Forfeit | March 15, 2020 | 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament |
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| Win | 104-15 |  |
8-0 | |||
| Win | 103-15 |  |
Fall | |||
2019 Beat The Streets: Grapple at the Garden  | ||||||
| Loss | 102-15 |  |
Injury | May 6, 2019 | 2019 Beat The Streets: Grapple at the Garden |
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| 2019 Pan American Championship | ||||||
| Win | 102-14 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | April 21, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 101-14 |  |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 100-14 |  |
6-0 | |||
| Win | 99-14 |  |
8-0 | |||
| 2018 World Championship | ||||||
| Win | 98-14 |  |
Tech Fall 12-2 | October 28, 2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 97-14 |  |
7-5 | |||
| Win | 96-14 | |
8-0 | |||
| Win | 95-14 |  |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 94-14 |  |
11-6 | |||
| 2018 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu | ||||||
| Win | 93-14 |  |
2-2 | July 29, 2018 | 2018 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu |
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| Win | 92-14 | |
13-4 | |||
| Win | 91-14 |  |
Tech Fall 11-0 | |||
| Win | 90-14 |  |
14-6 | |||
| 2018 US World Team Trials | ||||||
| Win | 89-14 | |
Tech Fall 12-0 | June 16, 2018 | 2018 Final X: State College - 2018 US World Team Trials |
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| Win | 88-14 | |
Tech Fall 13-2 | |||
| 2018 Pan American Championship | ||||||
| Win | 87-14 | |
3-2 | May 6, 2018 | 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 86-14 |  |
3-0 | |||
| Win | 85-14 | |
Tech Fall 11-0 | |||
| Win | 84-14 |  |
Tech Fall 12-2 | |||
| 2018 US Open | ||||||
| Win | 83-14 | |
8-0 | April 28, 2018 | 2018 U.S Open Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 82-14 | |
Tech Fall 12-2 | |||
| Win | 81-14 | |
2-0 | |||
| Win | 80-14 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 79-14 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| 2018 World Cup | ||||||
| Win | 78-14 | |
Tech Fall 12-2 | April 7, 2018 | 2018 Wrestling World Cup |
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| Win | 77-14 |  |
Tech Fall 11-1 | |||
| Win | 76-14 |  |
Tech Fall 12-2 | |||
| Win | 75-14 |  |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| 2018 Ivan Yarygin Gran Prix | ||||||
| Win | 74-14 | |
Fall | January 26, 2018 | 2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix |
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| Win | 73-14 | |
Fall | |||
| Win | 72-14 | |
4-1 | |||
| Win | 71-14 | |
4-4 | |||
| 2017 World Clubs Cup | ||||||
| Win | 70-14 | |
3-1 | December 8, 2017 | 2017 World Wrestling Clubs Cup |
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| Win | 69-14 |  |
Fall | |||
| Win | 68-14 |  |
4-0 | |||
| Win | 67-14 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 66-14 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Tech Fall 14-4 | |||
| 2017 US World Team Trials | ||||||
| Loss | 65-14 | |
3-5 | June 10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials |
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| Loss | 65-13 | |
3-4 | |||
| Win | 65-12 | |
9-3 | |||
| Win | 64-12 | |
13-9 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | ||
| Win | 63-12 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 62-12 | |
Tech Fall 13-0 | |||
| 2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square | ||||||
| Win | 61-3 | |
Tech Fall 18-7 | May 17, 2017 | 2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square |
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| 2017 US Open | ||||||
| Win | 60-12 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | April 29, 2017 | 2017 U.S Open Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 59-12 | |
Tech Fall 15-4 | |||
| Win | 58-12 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 57-12 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 56-12 | |
5-0 | |||
| 2017 World Cup | ||||||
| Win | 55-12 | |
Fall | February 17, 2017 | 2017 Wrestling World Cup |
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| Win | 54-12 | |
Tech Fall 12-2 | |||
| Win | 53-12 | |
Tech Fall 14-4 | |||
| Win | 52-12 | |
8-3 | |||
| 2017 Paris Grand Prix | ||||||
| Win | 51-12 | |
8-5 | January 28, 2017 | 2017 International Paris Grand Prix |
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| Win | 50-12 |  |
Tech Fall 12-2 | |||
| Win | 49-12 |  |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 48-12 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| 2016 Spain Grand Prix | ||||||
| Win | 47-12 | |
8-6 | July 10, 2016 | 2016 Spain Grand Prix |
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| Win | 46-12 |  |
14-7 | |||
| Win | 45-12 | |
10-3 | |||
| Win | 44-12 | |
6-2 | |||
2016 US Olympic Team Trials  | ||||||
| Win | 43-12 | |
5-2 | April 10, 2016 | 2016 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament |
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| Loss | 42-12 | |
4-11 | |||
| Win | 42-11 | |
5-2 | |||
| 2015 U.S Senior National Championship | ||||||
| Loss | 41-11 | |
4-11 | December 19, 2015 | 2015 U.S Senior National Championships |
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| Win | 41-10 | |
Tech Fall 11-0 | |||
| Win | 40-10 | |
Tech Fall 13-0 | |||
| 2015 Golden Grand Prix 5th at 86 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 39-10 | |
Tech Fall 0-10 | November 28, 2015 | 2015 Golden Grand Prix |
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| Loss | 39-9 | |
0-6 | |||
| Win | 39-8 |  |
8-4 | |||
| 2015 Stepan Sargsyan Cup | ||||||
| Win | 38-8 | |
Tech Fall 12-2 | July 19, 2015 | 2015 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament |
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| Win | 37-8 |  |
Fall | |||
| Win | 36-8 | |
Fall | |||
| 2015 Spain Grand Prix | ||||||
| Win | 35-8 |  |
12-6 | July 11, 2015 | 2015 Spain Grand Prix |
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| Win | 34-8 |  |
9-1 | |||
| Win | 33-8 |  |
10-1 | |||
| Win | 32-8 |  |
Tech Fall 13-0 | |||
| 2015 US World Team Trials | ||||||
| Loss | 31-8 | |
2-8 | June 15, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament |
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| Win | 31-7 | |
5-2 | |||
| 2015 Beat The Streets: Salsa in the Square | ||||||
| Win | 30-7 | |
Tech Fall 18-7 | May 12, 2015 | 2015 Beat The Streets: Salsa in the Square |
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| 2015 US Open | ||||||
| Win | 29-7 | |
2-0 | May 9, 2015 | 2015 U.S Open Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 28-7 | |
Tech Fall 12-2 | |||
| Win | 27-7 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| Win | 26-7 | |
Fall | |||
| 2015 Beat The Streets | ||||||
| Win | 25-7 | |
Tech Fall 18-7 | May 12, 2015 | 2015 Beat The Streets |
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| 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu 5th at 74 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 24-7 | |
3-9 | March 28, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu |
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| Loss | 24-6 | |
3-6 | |||
| Win | 24-5 | |
Fall | |||
| Win | 23-5 | |
12-4 | |||
| Win | 22-5 | |
6-5 | |||
| 2014 US World Team Trials | ||||||
| Loss | 21-5 | |
5-6 | June 1, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials |
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| Loss | 21-4 | |
2-6 | |||
| Win | 21-3 | |
3-1 | 2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | ||
| Win | 20-3 | |
Tech Fall 10-0 | |||
| 2014 Beat The Streets | ||||||
| Win | 19-3 | |
6-0 | May 7, 2014 | 2014 Beat The Streets: USA vs. The World |
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| 2014 US Open | ||||||
| Loss | 18-3 | |
6-7 | April 19, 2014 | 2014 U.S Open Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 18-2 | |
6-0 | |||
| Win | 17-2 | |
Fall | |||
| Win | 16-2 | |
Tech Fall 13-0 | |||
| 2013 Universidae Games | ||||||
| Win | 15-2 | |
10-3 | July 11, 2013 | 2013 World University Games |
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| Win | 14-2 | |
7-5 | |||
| Loss | 13-2 | |
4-7 | |||
| Win | 13-1 |  |
Fall | |||
| Win | 12-1 | |
8-4 | |||
| 2013 U.S National University Games | ||||||
| Win | 11-1 | |
Fall | May 26, 2013 | 2013 U.S National University Games |
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| Win | 10-1 | |
Tech Fall 14-4 | |||
| Win | 9-1 | |
Fall | |||
| Win | 8-1 | |
Tech Fall 13-3 | |||
| Win | 7-1 | |
Fall | |||
| Win | 6-1 | |
Fall | |||
| Win | 5-1 | |
Tech Fall 11-1 | |||
| 2013 U.S Open | ||||||
| Loss | 4-1 | |
1-4 | April 20, 2013 | 2013 U.S Open Wrestling Championships |
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| Win | 4-0 | |
6-0 | |||
| Win | 3-0 | |
2-0 | |||
| Win | 2-0 | |
Tech Fall 16-0 | |||
| 2013 Beat The Streets | ||||||
| Win | 1-0 | |
Fall | May 15, 2013 | 2013 Beat The Streets: Rumble on the Rails |
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Awards and honors
- 2019
- 2018
- UWW Best Wrestler of the Year
- John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- Dan Hodge Trophy winner
- NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
- 2013
- 2012
- Dan Hodge Trophy winner
- NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
- 2011
Endorsements
In 2015, Taylor and Adidas released a line of wrestling apparel labeled “M2” after Taylor's college nickname “Magic Man”.[4] Taylor received the nickname "Magic Man" after a collegiate match in which he turned an unfavorable situation for himself into an advantage.[5] The apparel line began with wrestling shoes and since has expanded to clothing, posters and Adidas sponsored events.
References
- Hipps, Andrew. "Iowa State-bound Taylor not afraid of challenges". Intermat. Intermat. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Penn State wrestler David Taylor wins Hodge Trophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Snyder wins back-to-back titles and Taylor also gets his gold on last day of Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia".
- Ford, Bob. "Penn State wrestler David Taylor has one goal to go: the Olympics". Philly. PhillyArticles. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling David Taylor". The Daily Iowan. The Daily Iowan.
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