American wrestler David Taylor, a.k.a “Magic Man,” earned a gold medal for the United States this week in dramatic fashion, landing a takedown in the final 17 seconds of the championship match to edge out his Iranian opponent, Hassan “The Greatest” Yazdanicharati.
Taylor, competing in the Olympic’s 86kg freestyle wrestling finals, was behind Yazdanicharati 3-2 in the final seconds of the second period before hitting a takedown and scoring two points to put the American on top for a 4-3 win, and a gold medal for his nation.
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