DAVID TAYLOR 2021-22 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 86 kg/189 lbs. Years on Team USA: 9 (2013-22) Residence: State College, Pa. Club: Titan Mercury WC Coaches: Casey Cunningham College: Penn State High School: St. Paris, Ohio (Graham) Born: Dec. 5, 1990 Height: 6’0” Career Highlights - 2020 Olympic champion - 2018 World champion - 2021 World silver medalist - 2020 Olympian - Three-time U.S. Open champion (2015, 2017, 2018) - 2017 and 2018 World Cup champion - 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (Russia) - Two-time Pan American Championships champion (2018, 2019) - Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Two-time U.S. World Team Trials runner-up (2014, 2017) - Third in 2015 U.S. World Team Trials - Third in 2013 World University Games (2013) - Two-time Grand Prix of Spain champion (2015, 2016) - 2017 Paris International champion (2017) - Two-time NCAA champion for Penn State (2012, 2014) - Two-time Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, as nation’s best college wrestler (2012, 2014) - 2018 United World Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year Career Biography 2021: Gold at Tokyo Olympics… Silver at Senior World Championships… Olympic Team Trials champion… Gold at Pan American Championships... 2020: Gold at Pan American Olympic Qualifier… 2019: 2019 Pan American champion… Final X runner-up (did not compete due to injury)… 2018: World Champion… Final X champion… Yasar Dogu International (Turkey) gold medalist… U.S. Open champion… Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (Russia)… Pan American champion… Freestyle World Cup champion… 2017: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champion… World Cup champion… Paris International champion… 2016: World Freestyle Wrestling Clubs Cup champion (Titan Mercury WC)… Second in U.S. Open…Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Grand Prix of Spain champion… 2015: Stepan Sargysyan Cup champion… Grand Prix of Spain champion… Third in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champion… Fifth in Golden Grand Prix Final… Fifth in Yasar Dogu International… 2014: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open… 2013: Third in World University Games… Third in U.S. World Team Trials… University Nationals champion… Second in U.S. Open… 2008: U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifier… 2007: Eighth in Junior World Championships… FILA Junior World Team Trials champion… 2005: FILA Cadet Nationals champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman… College: 2012 and 2014 NCAA champion for Penn State… 2012 and 2014 Hodge Trophy award winner as college wrestler of the year… Second in 2011 and 2013 NCAA Championships… Four-time Big Ten champion… 2011, 2012 and 2014 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year… Led Penn State to four NCAA titles… USA Age-Group: 2007 USAW Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle… 2006 USAW Cadet Nationals champion in Greco-Roman… 2005 USAW Cadet Nationals freestyle champion… Second in 2005 USAW Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman… High School: Four-time Ohio state champion… Two-time ASICS first-team All-American… Dave Schultz Award winner for nation’s top high school wrestler… Awards: 2018 UWW World Freestyle Wrestler of the Year…. 2018 USA Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year Personal: Son of David and Kathy Taylor… Has one sister, Alex… Married to Kendra Kennedy… Has two daughters, London and Ivy… Twitter: @magicman_psu Instagram: @magicman_psu
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