2024 Olympic Wrestling Rankings

86 kg - David Taylor

David Taylor and Hassan Yazdani are the clear #1 and #2 in the world at 86 kg. The two have won every worlds/Olympics at 86 kg since 2017 with Taylor owning the rivalry with a 5-1 career record over Yazdani.

The next 3 spots are clear with Myles Amine coming in at #3 for his performance at 2023 Worlds where he lost to Yazdani but defeated Javrail Shapiev. Then at the Asian Games, Shapiev took out Azamat Dauletbekov to earn the #4 spot. 

Note that this is only a ranking of countries that have already qualified for the Olympics. There are still 11 more spots at each weight - 2 at the Pan-Am Qualifier (February 28-March 1), the African Qualifier (March 22-24), the European Qualifier (April 5-7), the Asian Qualifier (April 19-21),  and the World Olympic Games Qualifier (May 9-12). Once those qualifications are earned, the rankings will be updated.

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