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David Morris Taylor III (born December 5, 1990) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competed at 86 kilograms. He is the current head coach of Oklahoma State's wrestling team.
Sep 17, 2023 · David Taylor won his third world championship on September 17, 2023. Let's take a look back at his legendary college career.
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- Taylor found love on the mat. David Taylor met his future wife Kendra in unique, but entirely brilliant circumstances: in a wrestling match. Aged 10, the pair were drawn against each other at a national tournament in Reno, Nevada.
- How Taylor earnt his 'Magic Man' nickname. The freestyle wrestling community loves to give its top stars appropriate nicknames. Abdulrashid Sadulaev is 'the Russian tank', while Hassan Yazdan i is 'Fearless'.
- Taylor the visionary. As an 8-year-old in Wyoming, Taylor wrote down his life’s goals, one of which was to become an Olympic gold medallist in wrestling.
- Overcoming weakness. With bulging muscles and an athletic physique, Taylor looks exactly like a wrestling world champion should. But that wasn't always the case.
Aug 6, 2021 · U.S. wrestler David Taylor faced a daunting task with 23 seconds left in the 86-kilogram freestyle final against Olympic gold medalist and world champion Hassan Yazdanicharati of Iran on Thursday.
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Aug 5, 2021 · U.S. freestyle wrestler David Taylor scored a dramatic 4-3 victory over Hassan Yazdanicharati on Thursday to clinch gold.
May 7, 2024 · David Taylor, the two-time NCAA champion who helped launch Penn State's stratospheric rise in college wrestling, is the new head wrestling coach at Oklahoma State.
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Sep 17, 2023 · Olympic gold medalist David Taylor earned a third world wrestling title by pinning rival Hassan Yazdani of Iran as the U.S. won the first three gold medals of the championships in Belgrade. Taylor was up 9-3 when he pinned Yazdani with 2.6 seconds left in their six-minute 86kg freestyle final.
