TAYLOR III David Morris

United States of America
Wrestling
5 Dec 1990
30
Male
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WRE Wrestling Men's Freestyle 86kg 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B
Men's Freestyle 86kg Semifinal
#204
USA
TAYLOR III DMTAYLOR III David Morris
10
VSU
IND
PUNIA DPUNIA Deepak
0
Finished
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B
Men's Freestyle 86kg Final
#269
IRI
YAZDANICHARATI HYAZDANICHARATI Hassan
3
USA
TAYLOR III DMTAYLOR III David Morris
4
VPO1
Finished
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C
Men's Freestyle 86kg 1/8 Final
#194
USA
TAYLOR III DMTAYLOR III David Morris
11
VSU
BLR
SHABANAU ASHABANAU Ali
0
Finished
Followed by 		Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C
Men's Freestyle 86kg 1/4 Final
#199
SMR
AMINE MNAMINE Myles Nazem
2
USA
TAYLOR III DMTAYLOR III David Morris
12
VSU1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Freestyle 86kg2018Budapest, HUN

Pan American Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Freestyle 86kg2021Guatemala City, GUA
1Freestyle 86kg2019Buenos Aires, ARG
1Freestyle 86kg2018Lima, PER

Ranking Series
RankEventYearLocation
1Freestyle 86kg2018Budapest, HUN
1Freestyle 86kg2018Istanbul, TUR
1Freestyle 86kg2018Krasnoyarsk, RUS

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's Team2018Iowa City, IA, USA
2Men's Team2017Kermanshah, IRI
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Magic Man [in reference to a character from the movie 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'] (olympicchannel.com, 17 Nov 2020)
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Athlete, Businessperson, Coach
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Business - The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America
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Wife Kendra Taylor, daughter London [2020]
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English
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Nittany Lion Wrestling Club [State College, PA, USA]
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Casey Cunningham [club]
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He began wrestling at age five. (killcliff.com, 01 Nov 2018)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gazette.com, 23 Jun 2020)
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US wrestler Cael Sanderson. (trackwrestling.com, 15 Jun 2020)
:
"My motivation is just to go out and dominate someone. That's what I train my whole life to do." (m2wrestling.com, 17 Jan 2020)
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While representing The Pennsylvania State University, he was awarded the 2012 and 2014 Dan Hodge Trophy, given to the top college wrestler of the year in the United States of America by a vote of national media and retired college coaches. He was also named the 2011, 2012 and 2014 Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Year. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2018)

General Interest

General
BUSINESSMAN
He runs a wrestling training centre, owns a wrestling clothing company and helps his wife run a juice business. "In terms of stuff outside of wrestling, I definitely have a lot more on my plate than most other athletes at this level. Some people are happy to work a nine-to-five job, but I'm wired differently. The way that I wrestle is similar to how I want to live my life. I want to be aggressive. When I'm on the mat I want to create as many scoring opportunities as possible, I'm not a conservative wrestler. I'm super disciplined but I'm also prepared to wrestle in other areas that other people are not comfortable in. For an entrepreneurial side of my life, I've adopted a very similar lifestyle." (olympicchannel.com, 17 Nov 2020)

OPPONENT TURNED WIFE
He met his wife Kendra at a national tournament in Reno, NV, United States of America, at age 10, when they were drawn to wrestle each other. He won the encounter with a second-period pin, and still owns the result sheet that proves his victory. (olympicchannel.com, 17 Nov 2020; gazette.com, 24 Jan 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in education administration. (m2wrestling.com, 01 Jan 2015)

Legend
:
Gold Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:
Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent
VSU:
Victory by technical superiority - without any point scored by the opponent
VSU1:
Victory by technical superiority - with point(s) scored by the opponent
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