Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Wrestling - Freestyle - Men's 86kg - Gold medal match - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - August 5, 2021. David Taylor of the United States celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Leah Millis
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - American David Taylor edged Iran's Hassan Yazdanicharati to win the Olympic freestyle middleweight gold medal on Thursday, turning the bout around in the dying seconds to clinch victory.
Yazdanicharati, a Rio champion in the welterweight category, was looking to level up in Tokyo and was leading 3-2 with 17 seconds left. But Taylor, nicknamed 'Magic Man', pulled off a perfectly timed double leg takedown to win 4-3.
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