Men’s Freestyle at the Olympics starts Tuesday, August 3rd at 10pm (ET). The world’s best wrestling will be featured in Tokyo as each bracket has numerous world/Olympic champions and medalists. Before the action takes place, take a look at the FloWrestling team’s picks for every weight in men’s freestyle below.

David Taylor will represent the United States at the Olympics at the 86kg weight class this August in Tokyo. Leading up to the Olympic Games, we’ll be exploring what colleges contribute the most World/Olympic team members and medals by weight class. In this article, we’ll analyze the last 30 years of results at 86kg from worlds and Olympics to see what college produces the best 86kg wrestlers.

As the Olympic Games approach, we're going through a series of articles looking at what countries are historically the best at each Olympic weight. In this article, we’ll look at 86kg by analyzing the results from the World Championships and Olympic Games since 2000.

David Taylor is Team USA’s Olympian at 86kg in a field that includes 1 past world champion and 5 other world medalists. This 86kg Olympic preview will give an overview of Taylor’s senior level career and explore the careers of each of his potential competitors in Tokyo. We'll also break down the competitors into tiers based on medal contenders, dark horses and long shots at the Olympic Games.

With the conclusion of the Poland Open, seeds for this summer’s Olympic Games are final. Take a look below at the top 4 seeds at each weight and what this means for Team USA’s men’s freestyle team in Tokyo.