.@magicman_psu wins Olympic freestyle gold medal; Gilman claims Olympic bronze; Steveson to go for gold on Friday
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) August 5, 2021
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MAKUHARI, Chiba, Japan - It was a great night for U.S. men-s freestyle wrestling, led by an Olympic gold medal performance by 2018 World champion David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) at 86 kg at the Makuhari Messe Hall A.
In the most anticipated final by the wrestling community, Taylor scored a takedown with about 15 seconds left on the clock to edge 2016 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Hassan Yazdani Charati of Iran, 4-3.