David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990)

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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 twice earned the Dan Hodge Trophy.

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