David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990)

David Taylor
Taylor in 2021
Personal information
Full nameDavid Morris Taylor III
NicknameMagic Man
Born (1990-12-05) December 5, 1990
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Home townSt. Paris, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamPenn State
ClubCowboy Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Coached byCael Sanderson
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo86 kg
World Championships
2018 Budapest86 kg
2022 Belgrade86 kg
2023 Belgrade86 kg
2021 Oslo86 kg
2024 Tirana92 kg
World Cup
2018 Iowa CityTeam
2017 KermanshahTeam
Pan American Championships
2018 Lima86 kg
2019 Buenos Aires86 kg
2021 Guatemala86 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2018 Krasnoyarsk86 kg
World University Games
2013 Kazan74 kg
US Open Championships
2015 Las Vegas74 kg
2017 Las Vegas86 kg
2018 Las Vegas86 kg
2013 Las Vegas74 kg
2014 Las Vegas74 kg
2015 Las Vegas (SN)86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
2012 St. Louis165 lb
2014 Oklahoma City165 lb
2011 Philadelphia157 lb
2013 Des Moines165 lb
Big Ten Championships
2011 Evanston157 lb
2012 West Lafayette165 lb
2013 Illinois165 lb
2014 Madison165 lb

David Morris Taylor III (born December 5, 1990) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competed in the 74, 86 and 92-kilogram categories. He is the current head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

With his most prestigious accolades coming at 86 kilograms, Taylor was most notably the 2020 Summer Olympic gold medalist, a World champion in 2018, 2022 and 2023, and held one of the biggest rivalries in the sport's history against Hassan Yazdani.

One of the most accomplished Nittany Lions in the history of the Penn State program, Taylor was twice the NCAA Division I National champion at 165 pounds, and earned the Dan Hodge Trophy two times during his collegiate years.