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Biography. Weighing over 400 lbs., Chris Taylor is the heaviest American Olympian of all time. Despite his weight he was a very good technical wrestler, possessed of surprising quickness. This enabled him to twice win the NCAA Championship while at Iowa State, and he also won national titles in Greco-Roman wrestling.
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.
© 2024 Google LLC. Each honoree inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has a video highlighting their career.Here is the video for Chris Taylor from when he was indu...
Wrestling legend Dan Gable talks about his teammate and friend, the late Chris Taylor, at Taylor's induction ceremonies to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Biography. Weighing over 400 lbs., Chris Taylor is the heaviest American Olympian of all time. Despite his weight he was a very good technical wrestler, possessed of surprising quickness. This enabled him to twice win the NCAA Championship while at Iowa State, and he also won national titles in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Apr 17, 2024 · AMES, Iowa | Former Iowa State wrestler and two-time NCAA heavyweight champion Chris Taylor will be posthumously inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend in...
Jul 2, 1979 · STORY CITY, Iowa, July 1 (UPI) Chris Taylor, the two‐time National Collegiate Athletic Association heavyweight wrestling champion and 1972 Olympic bronze medalist who later became a...
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