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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.
Jul 13, 2022 · The Gentle Giant pinned his way through the NCAA tournament in 1973, becoming only the second wrestler to pin his way through a 32-man bracket. 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 ...
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.
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...
Set an NCAA record with 44 pins (in 48 matches) as a senior in 1973 when he was named Big Eight Athlete of the Year. Won a bronze medal in the 1972 Olympics in Munich after a highly controversial loss (3-2 to Soviet Alexender Medved) in the semi-finals.
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.
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.
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.
Jun 1, 2022 · Chris Taylor (@ChrisTaylorCAW) / Twitter. Follow. Chris Taylor. @ChrisTaylorCAW. The Gold Standard of Wrestling. 6x NEPW Champion. Current SPW and C1W Champion. Created by. @SapphireEffect5. “True success requires sacrifice.”- Rick Riordan. Born September 7 Joined June 2022. 222 Following. 102 Followers. Tweets & replies. Media. Likes. Pinned Tweet
May 31, 2012 · AMES, Iowa ? Former Cyclone wrestler and two-time NCAA heavyweight champion Chris Taylor will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend in
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