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- Chris Taylor had enormous impact on the sport of wrestling—literally and figuratively. Taylor will go down as the heaviest wrestling competitor in Olympic Games history, but his influence on the sport remains larger than life.
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Heavyweight. Christopher J. Taylor (June 13, 1950 – June 30, 1979) was an American super-heavyweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman events at the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the freestyle.
- 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
- June 13, 1950, Dowagiac, Michigan, U.S.
- 187 kg (412 lb)
- June 30, 1979 (aged 29), Story City, Iowa, U.S.
June 13, 1950 - June 30, 1979. Chris Taylor had enormous impact on the sport of wrestling—literally and figuratively. Taylor will go down as the heaviest wrestling competitor in Olympic Games history, but his influence on the sport remains larger than life. Competing during an era with no weight limitations for the heavyweight division ...
Jul 13, 2022 · Taylor’s overall career record at Iowa State was 87-0-1 with 70 pins. After he won his first NCAA title in 1972, Taylor pulled off a rare double for the United States by wrestling in the freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions at the Olympic Games.
Apr 15, 2024 · Chris Taylor’s pro wrestling debut had an equal level of pomp and circumstance at the end of 2001 when he and fellow trainee, Lance Dayton, still at the age of 16, competed in the no-so-well ...
Nov 8, 2021 · Iowa State heavyweight wrestler Chris Taylor, the Cyclones’ “Gentle Giant” had an enormous impact on the sport of wrestling, literally and figuratively. He will go down as the heaviest wrestling competitor in Olympic Games history, but his influence on the sport remains larger than life.
Sep 26, 2000 · Chris Taylor was the biggest Olympian ever in 1972, competing in freestyle wrestling in Munich, Germany at a whopping 412 pounds. Coming out of the Olympics with a bronze medal, he seemed a natural fit for pro wrestling and hooked up with another former Olympian, Verne Gagne, for training.
Taylor had enormous impact on the sport of wrestling -- literally and figuratively. At 6-foot-5, 412 pounds, he was the heaviest wrestling competitor in Olympic Games history, and won a bronze ...
