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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.
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.
Dec 24, 2019 · The throw occurred at the 1972 Olympics during the Greco-Roman portion of the Games. Chris Taylor (198 kgs) represented the United States at super heavyweight in both the Greco-Roman and freestyle competitions. The match pitted Chris Taylor against Wilfred Dietrich of West Germany.
Oct 3, 2023 · A wrestling bout between German wrestler Wilfried Dietrich and huge American Chris Taylor at the 1972 Olympic Games in Mexico City. A legendary wrestling event dubbed the "Throw of the...
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.
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...
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.
Jun 1, 2012 · 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.
Mar 2, 2015 · Chris Taylor's stature makes him the biggest athlete in ISU history. Taylor, a 440-plus pound giant, completed his Cyclone career undefeated with an 87-0-1 mark. Seventy of Taylor's wins ended in pins.
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