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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.
Dec 24, 2019 · Chris Taylor was a US wrestler who competed in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the 1972 Olympics. He was thrown by Wilfried Dietrich of West Germany with a suplex/souplay, a move that became legendary and controversial.
Chris Taylor. 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.
Chris Taylor was a heavyweight freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler who won a gold medal at Munich 1972. He also had a successful career in professional wrestling before his early death in 1979.
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Sep 26, 2000 · Chris Taylor was a bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1972 Olympics, and later a pro wrestler trained by Verne Gagne. He died at 29 from health problems, including hepatitis and a brain tumor.
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