David Taylor

2024-25 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 92 kg, No. 2 at 86 kg

Years on Team USA: 12 (2013-25)

Residence: Stillwater, Okla.

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Regional Training Center: Cowboy RTC

College: Penn State

High School: St. Paris, Ohio (Graham)

Born: Dec. 5, 1990, Reno, Nevada

Height: 6'0"

Olympic Games

2020 Olympic Games (Gold at 86 kg)

Senior World Teams

2024 Senior Worlds (Bronze at 92 kg), 2023 Senior Worlds (Gold at 86 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (Gold at 86 kg), 2021 Senior Worlds (Silver at 86 kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (Gold at 86 kg)

Age-Group World Teams

2013 World University Games (Bronze at 74 kg), 2007 Junior Worlds (8th at 50 kg)

Career Highlights

• 2020 Olympic champion
• 2018, 2022 and 2023 World champion
• 2021 World silver medalist
• 2024 World bronze medalist
• Four-time U.S. Open champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021)
• 2017 and 2018 World Cup champion
• Three-time Pan American Championships champion (2018, 2019, 2021)
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 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

2024: Senior World bronze medalist…Senior World Team Trials champion…U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up at 86 kg…

2023: World champion…Final X champion…

2022: World champion…Final X champion…

2021: Olympic champion…World silver medalist…Olympic Team Trials champion…Pan American Championships champion...

2020: Pan American Olympic Qualifier champion…

2019: Pan American Championships champion…Final X runner-up (did not compete due to injury)…

2018: World champion…Final X champion…Yasar Dogu International champion (Turkey)…U.S. Open champion…Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (Russia)…Gold at Pan American Championships…Freestyle World Cup champion…

2017: Second in U.S. World Team Trials…U.S. Open champion…World Cup champion…Grand Prix of Paris champion (France)

2016: World Freestyle Wrestling Clubs Cup team member with Titan Mercury WC…Second in U.S. Open…Third at U.S. Olympic Team Trials…Grand Prix of Spain champion…

2015: Gold at Stepan Sargysyan Cup (Armenia)…Grand Prix of Spain champion…Third in U.S. World Team Trials…U.S. Open champion…Fifth at Golden Grand Prix (Azerbaijan)…Fifth at Yasar Dogu International (Turkey)

2014: Second at U.S. World Team Trials…Second at U.S. Open…

2013: Third at World University Games…Third at U.S. World Team Trials…University Nationals champion…Second at 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: Two-time NCAA champion at Penn State (2012 and 2014)…Four-time NCAA finalist…Two-time NCAA runner-up (2011 and 2013)…Four-time Big Ten champion…2011, 2012 and 2014 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year…Led Penn State to four NCAA team championships…

High School: Four-time Ohio state champion for St. Paris Graham…Two-time ASICS first-team All-American…

Age-Group Achievements: 2007 Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle…2006 Cadet Nationals champion in Greco-Roman…2005 Cadet Nationals freestyle champion…Second in 2005 Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman…

Awards: 2018 UWW World Freestyle Wrestler of the Year…2018 USA Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year…Two-time Hodge Trophy award winner as college wrestler of the year (2012 and 2014)…Three-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Year (2012 and 2014)…2009 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner…

Personal: Son of Kathy and David Taylor…Has one sister, Alex…Married to Kendra Kennedy…Has three daughters, London, Ivy and Birdie…Head coach at Oklahoma State…

Awards: 2018 UWW World Freestyle Wrestler of the Year…2018 USA Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year…Two-time Hodge Trophy award winner as college wrestler of the year (2012 and 2014)…Three-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Year (2012 and 2014)…2009 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner…

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