The story I heard was that this guy hugged chris taylor before the match to see if he could lock hands. It was odd but he was a foreign and everyone thought he was just weird. After he found that he could touch his fingers he said that he was going to throw chris taylor-and then in the match he did. Not sure if that is true, but that is the story.
Its unbelievable how strong and flexable you can be if you train wrestling. This suplex is the best example of wrestling power :) hahaha the difference of weight's was amazing : D : D
Its unbelievable how strong and flexable you can be if you train wrestling. This suplex is the best example of wrestling power :) hahaha the difference of weight's was amazing : D : D
@wolfgangle Yes, comparing the olympics to the curb stomping we gave germany in the forties, lets do that then. Since this video is of the 1972 olympics lets get something a little more up to date. 2008 olympics USA 36 gold 38 silver 36 bronze 110 total. Germany 16 gold 10 silver 15 bronze 41 total. For the record, Germany lost this match as well, the only loss Taylor had in the games was to Alexander Medved from team USSR. Taylor got the bronze.
@Fektthis But I do give props to Dietrich, he holds the record for most medals by a modern olympic wrestler. Five total 1 gold 2 silver 2 bronze. Didn't get anything this time, just a ticket home to retire broken by this big ass dude. 1 point isnt a match. So yeah, I see what you mean, we still beat germany's ass. Although if you bring up the fact this fat dude looks like most americans these days, I'd be hard pressed to disagree.
Doing wrestler bridge exercises, buddy. Not a smart exercise to do for other sports physiology wise, but there's hardly any better exercises out there than wrestler's bridges for wrestlers ;)
Don't be a retard. Bridges strengthen your neck which is beneficial for all sports. You may not be rolling on your head in other sports but it helps protect you. Fighters also need a strong neck both on the mat and for protection when receiving head shots.
@ChrisMyersTWOA: There are other ways to strengthen your neck in other sports, one method are using neck weights, which is beneficial in sports like boxing (and also muay thai, which also helps you get out of thai clinches), and seeing as you won't be bridging out of pins in other sports, a wrestler's bridge remains a core for wrestling, but an alternative neck strengthening method for other sports. Doesn't stop me from doing bridges too though, even though I'm technically not a wrestler :P
@sukotsutoclone2 Boxers have used the bridge maybe as long as wrestlers had for neck strength the sports as you see thewm today are maybe 120 years old . Only recently have boxers started using weights hanging on a harness. There was a fighter who used a football helmet with a bar connected to the top somehow with weight plates stacked on top this was in the 80's. His name was Kenny Bang Bang Bogner
@Richdanahuff Yeah that was old school boxing training - probably to develop neck strength in order to absorb blows to the head, although they moved on to harness weights (or simply working on bobbing, weaving and dodging using head movement) since doing harness weights keeps the boxer in proper chin position (ie tucked in) whereas bridging doesn't.
Bridging is still hella important in not only wrestling, but grappling overall. The head and neck is a very strong leverage on the ground.
It's been a big part of all my warm-up routines throughout my school years. Here's where I see your point.....Contact sports utilize the bridge when basketball or baseball would not. Although I've never in my life warmed-up for either previously mentioned sports.
no duh dumbass he does have to be in control cuz you are not going to get the touch fall by just you the throwee being a sorry little fuck for getting thrown like he did go read the freestyle rules before you comment again
He is a legend in Germany. More heart in him than in 1 bio keyboard critics. Dietrich, an exgoldmedalist in 56 or 60, was past his prime but one last time came back to old strength
why don't you learn what you're talking about before posting retard. This is freestyle. Regardless, he initiated the move so he wouldn't be pinned in folkstyle either.
Yes, there is no touchfall in folkstyle. Thanks for the update. However, I never said there was a touchfall in folkstyle. My point was, and still is, the person who initiates the move (i.e., the "thrower" using your lingo) scores, unless countered by the other wrestler. No way Taylor countered, so your original post is incorrect. Preach is also spelled with an "a".
for international style wrestling, it's all about intent/initiation (unlike American Folkstyle, where control has to be maintained) I can turn and face my back to the mat and not give up a score, but if the other guy makes movement that has intent of putting me on my back, he scores. With this throw, despite it not having "settled in", the thrower was moving in an offensive manner, the back was flat.. so it's a fall.
I helped score Chris' 1968 Michigan Class B Wrestling State tournement Heavyweight final match, held @ Godwin Heights High School in Wyoming, Michigan. He lost to a solid muscle farm (?) boy, Ben Lewis, from Fenton. Chris was the HWT class B state champ in 1967.
My bad, he won the Olympic Bronze, not the Silver, in Freestyle in 1972. His only loss was to Alexander Medved, in the quarterfinals, so third was the best he could do after being cheated, as I said below.
I had to wrestle Chris three times in 8 days, a dual match against Iowa State, and in the finals of two tournaments. I was Nebraska's Heavyweight, at 220#. He was NOT just some big fat guy, he was a Grizzly bear of a man, very quick and strong. He won the Silver in Freestyle that same year, and was robbed of the Gold by an East German ref, who favored the Russian, Alex Medved so badly he was kicked out by the OC. I got to know Chris as a friend and met his wife. He was a truly nice guy, miss him
Yes, Hoss Cartwright kind of guy. Wish I had accepted his offer to be a tag team partner in Pro Wrestling, but it was so sleazy back then. Curious about your knowledge, did you wrestle? Yes, i won a couple at Nats, lost to Joel Kislin of Hofsta,4-3, or I could have faced taylor again.
Mostly a wrestler wannabe. Roomed with Wayne Boyd of Temple 66-67; he later won Temple's only NCAA title in 1969.
A lot of excellent wrestlers were on campus then, former Nat. Prep champ Albie D'Loia and Dave Pruzansky, 2-time NJ State champ and a winner at the Wilkes Open, among many others.
Temple no longer has a team--Title IX excuses abound.
Wow, where do you find this stuff? My memory may be going...hey, when I placed in the big 8,I got to the Nats by beating Oklahoma's hwt, a guy named Kalbrenner. I heard the next year he won Nats. Check it out, please.
no he did not break his neck, if HE BROKE HIS NECK do you think he would a) be able to drive the 400+ pound taylor for the pin and b) get up after the pin and start jumping around, don't trust wikipedia, it lies
"Breaking your neck" doesn't necessarily mean spinal injury..... yeah of course it's still AWFUL but I think it's quite possible he woulda been able to do all that.
Don't get me wrong....I know it's not necessarily true that he broke his neck, but I don't think it's impossible.
When Taylor arrived in Munich with the American team, he was introduced to Dietrich in the Olympic village and Dietrich made a big show out of hugging Taylor and making nice for the cameras.
After the match, Dietrich admitted that he felt he could suplex Taylor if, but only if, he could take him by surprise. What Dietrich didn't know is whether he could get his arms around Taylor, so the hug wasn't a friendly gesture, he was measuring him for when they wrestled later in the games.
I remember seeing Chris Taylor wrestle when I was a kid. He wrestled for Iowa State. He easily defeated the heavyweight from Wisconsin. To me, the German wrestler here was taking a big chance using the move he did. What do you wrestlers think?
I remember this. My eyes were wide and my jaw dropped. Chris Taylor had a lot of build-up before the Olympics and it was a surprise to see him taken out in such a dramatic way.
I'm not really interested in wrestling but after I just saw a documentation about the life and career of Wilfried Dietrich I looked up some more infos and found this video. It's really amazing to watch the throw. Even more in slow motion.
By the way ... W. Dietrich (58) and C. Taylor (29) both died from a heart attack.
Dietrich was 115 kg / 253 lbs and o x s tr o n g. A national hero in Germany among the nowadays older generations. He won everything that can be won in real wrestling including around 30 german titles
Dietrich was introduced to Taylor a few days before this match and made a big show out of being nice and hugging Taylor. After the match he said he felt he could suplex Taylor if he caught him off guard, but wasn't sure he could get his arms around Taylor given Taylor's mass. He wasn't just being nice to Taylor when he hugged him, he was measuring him!
The Greatest Throw of All Time! 230lb. Wilfried Dietrich Thowing 440lb. Chris Taylor in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Had the poster in my room for 10 years. The people are too small in the back ground but clear in the poster, most were watching other matches.
Chris Taylor was an amazing athlete. I first saw him at the Midlands in 1968(?) when he wrestled for a JUCO from Michigan. Very nice guy. He passed away too early.
It's amazing and it's mostly leverage. Once you get that much weight moving in one direction, it's hard to stop it. If you look at the guy in blue, he didn't have to struggle to get the other guy up. He just got him off balance. Sure he has power too but this is a brilliant display of how leverage works in a match up
@1sysyphus yes that's true
FPScajun 1 month ago
Schade, daß ich da erst ein paar Monate alt war .....
larsdaswars 3 months ago
The story I heard was that this guy hugged chris taylor before the match to see if he could lock hands. It was odd but he was a foreign and everyone thought he was just weird. After he found that he could touch his fingers he said that he was going to throw chris taylor-and then in the match he did. Not sure if that is true, but that is the story.
1sysyphus 5 months ago
Didn't look like the Olympics to me.
frankrizzo51 6 months ago
does anybody know why taylor still got bronze in this olympics and Dietrich got 4th?
kjdwd 10 months ago
@kjdwd Dietrich beat him in Greco-Roman, but lost to Taylor in the Freestyle competition.
Atax 9 months ago
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kjdwd 8 months ago
@Atax oh ok thanks
kjdwd 8 months ago
Wow this dude is hella strong to pick this big mofo up and 5 his azz truly amazing, I'm going to try it on a 380 pounder at my gym tomarrow
iwanttofight69 10 months ago
@iwanttofight69 lol good luck with that.
thecrazyoftheinsane 7 months ago
gay
lordofthenoobs 10 months ago
danke fürs uploaden, hab grad vom dem kampf auf wikipedia gelesen.
perimest 10 months ago
I thought the fight was Taylor vs. Dietrich.
TheRennwagenreinhard 11 months ago
@TheRennwagenreinhard that was taylor vs dietrich
flip103333 11 months ago
@TheRennwagenreinhard what??
TOMMYd0888 6 months ago
Super Germany!!!
Hool28 11 months ago
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Its unbelievable how strong and flexable you can be if you train wrestling. This suplex is the best example of wrestling power :) hahaha the difference of weight's was amazing : D : D
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Its unbelievable how strong and flexable you can be if you train wrestling. This suplex is the best example of wrestling power :) hahaha the difference of weight's was amazing : D : D
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tomex3000 11 months ago
omg looks gay
EvilSiper 1 year ago
taylor wasn't shit all he was was big he was gable's bitch in iowa state's wrestling room
bigbirdgrappler60 1 year ago
спрогиба))
SuperLilSun 1 year ago
that`s what happens when it`s solely USA vs Germany and not USA+Russia+Europe vs. Germany
wolfgangle 1 year ago
@wolfgangle Yes, comparing the olympics to the curb stomping we gave germany in the forties, lets do that then. Since this video is of the 1972 olympics lets get something a little more up to date. 2008 olympics USA 36 gold 38 silver 36 bronze 110 total. Germany 16 gold 10 silver 15 bronze 41 total. For the record, Germany lost this match as well, the only loss Taylor had in the games was to Alexander Medved from team USSR. Taylor got the bronze.
Fektthis 1 year ago
@Fektthis But I do give props to Dietrich, he holds the record for most medals by a modern olympic wrestler. Five total 1 gold 2 silver 2 bronze. Didn't get anything this time, just a ticket home to retire broken by this big ass dude. 1 point isnt a match. So yeah, I see what you mean, we still beat germany's ass. Although if you bring up the fact this fat dude looks like most americans these days, I'd be hard pressed to disagree.
Fektthis 1 year ago
@Fektthis ever heard of alexander karelin
zzraptor88 1 year ago
@wolfgangle ya ur rite, it was USA+ Russia+Europe vs. German+Italy+Japan, go back to history class kiddo
reviewkiller 1 year ago
actually this was in Greco Roman
mgajosh 1 year ago
jahaaa wilfrid dietrich from my hometown schifferstadt \o/
FCKxEvil 1 year ago
good thing the man in blue's spine broke the fall. otherwise there might have been some mat-burn and quite possibly an unintended nap.
Gooniga 1 year ago
If that was on concrete, the guy in blue would have been done!!! Look at his head.
19thaman79 1 year ago
@19thaman79 Almost like a piledriver on concrete
motion2005 1 year ago
WOOOOOOW!!!
Yildirim4021 1 year ago
He's stronger then heck
trvrvndw 1 year ago
this guy came from my high school(chris taylor) we have a football field named after him lol. yes a football field even tho he wrestled.
nitsudray 2 years ago
Dude had some serious strength, and a neck made of steel!
toddjamesa 2 years ago
Damn!!! How does 420 pounds fell on ones neck?
Tawalisi 2 years ago
fucking foreigners
spatton90 2 years ago
Very dangerous how did he not break his neck?
ayd1nmo 2 years ago
Doing wrestler bridge exercises, buddy. Not a smart exercise to do for other sports physiology wise, but there's hardly any better exercises out there than wrestler's bridges for wrestlers ;)
sukotsutoclone2 2 years ago
Don't be a retard. Bridges strengthen your neck which is beneficial for all sports. You may not be rolling on your head in other sports but it helps protect you. Fighters also need a strong neck both on the mat and for protection when receiving head shots.
ChrisMyersTWOA 2 years ago
@ChrisMyersTWOA: There are other ways to strengthen your neck in other sports, one method are using neck weights, which is beneficial in sports like boxing (and also muay thai, which also helps you get out of thai clinches), and seeing as you won't be bridging out of pins in other sports, a wrestler's bridge remains a core for wrestling, but an alternative neck strengthening method for other sports. Doesn't stop me from doing bridges too though, even though I'm technically not a wrestler :P
sukotsutoclone2 2 years ago
@sukotsutoclone2 Boxers have used the bridge maybe as long as wrestlers had for neck strength the sports as you see thewm today are maybe 120 years old . Only recently have boxers started using weights hanging on a harness. There was a fighter who used a football helmet with a bar connected to the top somehow with weight plates stacked on top this was in the 80's. His name was Kenny Bang Bang Bogner
Richdanahuff 1 year ago
@Richdanahuff Yeah that was old school boxing training - probably to develop neck strength in order to absorb blows to the head, although they moved on to harness weights (or simply working on bobbing, weaving and dodging using head movement) since doing harness weights keeps the boxer in proper chin position (ie tucked in) whereas bridging doesn't.
Bridging is still hella important in not only wrestling, but grappling overall. The head and neck is a very strong leverage on the ground.
sukotsutoclone2 1 year ago
@sukotsutoclone2 Good points
Richdanahuff 1 year ago
It's been a big part of all my warm-up routines throughout my school years. Here's where I see your point.....Contact sports utilize the bridge when basketball or baseball would not. Although I've never in my life warmed-up for either previously mentioned sports.
ChrisMyersTWOA 2 years ago
Sauerkraut!
FreddieTSquirrel 2 years ago
maybe muscels or your mother
SlayerJupp 2 years ago
geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez
titanicgirl16 2 years ago
惜しかったね。この選手は。
yungyungjp 2 years ago
420 pounds? can you even wrestle at that weight class? i thought the cut off weight for heavys was around 280?
person0013 2 years ago
back in those days they didnt really have a limit until a few years after
Videofreak518 2 years ago
600 Pfund auf Zehenspitzen!Unvergessen.
Wilfried, Du warst ein Held!
Ruhe sanft.
doppelagent 2 years ago
omg
csutton119 2 years ago
LOL!
batyr1000 2 years ago
amo..;]
perfeito
biancatuche 2 years ago
Back when i was in college you could actually get a poster of this suplex.
gwt55 2 years ago
ZarWrestler Wrote:
"the thrower should have lost here because both of his shoulders touch the mat when he lands "
Even Thow both of his shoulders touch the mat he was still in control dosnt matter it happens all the time
grod4willis 2 years ago
the thrower broke like 5 of his vertabrae from doing this to
VultusCitoNex 2 years ago
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Fritzbitz3 2 years ago
no duh dumbass he does have to be in control cuz you are not going to get the touch fall by just you the throwee being a sorry little fuck for getting thrown like he did go read the freestyle rules before you comment again
grod4willis 2 years ago
youre obviously a stupid american
rileyotto 2 years ago
bitch america would kick ur ass for that nigga
nitsudray 2 years ago
im white nigga
rileyotto 2 years ago
It's "You're," you stupid non-grammar-having stupid fucking Canadian living in the tundra in our shadow. Bitch.
jimbojim68 2 years ago
get PWNT
mrroflpwn 2 years ago
jawolle die deutsche ficke die amis!!!
german is the best fuck of the rest:P
philipphose 2 years ago
Crazy
JoelAndreBouchard 2 years ago
That's horrible. You must be a real prick.
wrestle4life234 2 years ago
Wow... that guy was monster!
hexkwondo 3 years ago
Wow its amazing to see a huge guy like that fly through the air. That german must have been one hell of an athlete.
BigO8872 3 years ago
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wow, my 103 pound ass cud do the same thing to chris taylor. :]
MiStAhSmaLlZ 3 years ago
AMEN!
varsity1o3 3 years ago
He is a legend in Germany. More heart in him than in 1 bio keyboard critics. Dietrich, an exgoldmedalist in 56 or 60, was past his prime but one last time came back to old strength
wolfgangle 3 years ago
This is the Olympics, different set of rules than "Folk Style" Im am sure you could Google mounds of information on how each are scored differently.
leez92 3 years ago
the thrower should have lost here because both of his shoulders touch the mat when he lands
zarwrestler 3 years ago
why don't you learn what you're talking about before posting retard. This is freestyle. Regardless, he initiated the move so he wouldn't be pinned in folkstyle either.
us311882 3 years ago
practice what you preech, there's no "touchfall" in folkstyle
zarwrestler 3 years ago
Yes, there is no touchfall in folkstyle. Thanks for the update. However, I never said there was a touchfall in folkstyle. My point was, and still is, the person who initiates the move (i.e., the "thrower" using your lingo) scores, unless countered by the other wrestler. No way Taylor countered, so your original post is incorrect. Preach is also spelled with an "a".
us311882 3 years ago 10
its spelled preach
nitsudray 2 years ago
before the match the smaller guy hugged the bigger dude just to see if he could get his hands around him... just sayin
paintballGod69 3 years ago 2
an interesting article in 'amateur wrestling news' about this classic match.
hollywoodhayride 3 years ago
The Chris Taylor I know can fit in that guys leg.
1214rsg69 3 years ago
Did Alexander Medved beat this guy from W. Germany Gold Medal then in 1972?
Numbers31colon17 3 years ago
i am traumatized
pmccallion 3 years ago
the fater they are the fatter they fall
TexasTexan2 3 years ago
Chris Taylor, biggest wrestler in the sport. Can you believe his opponent even survived that throw. What a Nut!
jonsmith1971 3 years ago
just a legend, always when the olympic games take place this is shown on tv as one of the most fascinating moments.
would have been great to see this live
auxburg81 3 years ago
my father once scored a takedown on this polar bear of a man
Bumpynux 3 years ago
Ouch! that looked like it had to hurt. He looked like he fell on his neck!
Lovelygal71 3 years ago
Taylor continued to hold on after landing. It looks like he practically pinned himself.
888zzz 3 years ago
Yes, he was in a dominate position.
I dont think that the rule book says that the opposing
wrestling has to be in a dominate position for it to be a pin...
A pin is a pin.
2 shoulder blades on the mat.
rastling160 3 years ago
for international style wrestling, it's all about intent/initiation (unlike American Folkstyle, where control has to be maintained) I can turn and face my back to the mat and not give up a score, but if the other guy makes movement that has intent of putting me on my back, he scores. With this throw, despite it not having "settled in", the thrower was moving in an offensive manner, the back was flat.. so it's a fall.
USAgreco66kg 3 years ago 6
jeah, sure, the neck was broken and the guy is jumping for joy:)
hannu73 3 years ago
was he even in a dominant position for the pin?
luchador1764 4 years ago
I helped score Chris' 1968 Michigan Class B Wrestling State tournement Heavyweight final match, held @ Godwin Heights High School in Wyoming, Michigan. He lost to a solid muscle farm (?) boy, Ben Lewis, from Fenton. Chris was the HWT class B state champ in 1967.
OHUQTU 4 years ago
OMGoodness
catalinaga 4 years ago
My bad, he won the Olympic Bronze, not the Silver, in Freestyle in 1972. His only loss was to Alexander Medved, in the quarterfinals, so third was the best he could do after being cheated, as I said below.
jclass3596 4 years ago
I had to wrestle Chris three times in 8 days, a dual match against Iowa State, and in the finals of two tournaments. I was Nebraska's Heavyweight, at 220#. He was NOT just some big fat guy, he was a Grizzly bear of a man, very quick and strong. He won the Silver in Freestyle that same year, and was robbed of the Gold by an East German ref, who favored the Russian, Alex Medved so badly he was kicked out by the OC. I got to know Chris as a friend and met his wife. He was a truly nice guy, miss him
jclass3596 4 years ago 2
Yes, you placed in the Big 8 in 1973 and also won a bout at Nats.
Was lucky enough to have seen Chris wrestle at College Park in 1972. Unforgettable.
He was the Original Gentle Giant from all accounts.
BooBooLane 4 years ago
Yes, Hoss Cartwright kind of guy. Wish I had accepted his offer to be a tag team partner in Pro Wrestling, but it was so sleazy back then. Curious about your knowledge, did you wrestle? Yes, i won a couple at Nats, lost to Joel Kislin of Hofsta,4-3, or I could have faced taylor again.
jclass3596 4 years ago
Mostly a wrestler wannabe. Roomed with Wayne Boyd of Temple 66-67; he later won Temple's only NCAA title in 1969.
A lot of excellent wrestlers were on campus then, former Nat. Prep champ Albie D'Loia and Dave Pruzansky, 2-time NJ State champ and a winner at the Wilkes Open, among many others.
Temple no longer has a team--Title IX excuses abound.
BooBooLane 4 years ago
The NCAA Wrestling Guide says you won one NCAA tournament match and lost to Kislin 7-3.
BooBooLane 4 years ago
Wow, where do you find this stuff? My memory may be going...hey, when I placed in the big 8,I got to the Nats by beating Oklahoma's hwt, a guy named Kalbrenner. I heard the next year he won Nats. Check it out, please.
jclass3596 4 years ago
Kalbrenner failed to place in 1974 but did take 4th in 1975 at Nats (held at Princeton that year).
BooBooLane 4 years ago
Great video, great move by Dietrich.
BUT......(and I don't notice that anyone mentioned this yet):
According to Chris Taylor article in Wikipedia (see the caption of the photo), Dietrich BROKE HIS NECK on the move.
Was it worth it?
Funny thing is, Dietrich might very well have said YES.
larchmontmark 4 years ago
Yeah... definitely worth it.
jeremyemilio 4 years ago
no he did not break his neck, if HE BROKE HIS NECK do you think he would a) be able to drive the 400+ pound taylor for the pin and b) get up after the pin and start jumping around, don't trust wikipedia, it lies
johnboy4980 4 years ago
YES HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO.
"Breaking your neck" doesn't necessarily mean spinal injury..... yeah of course it's still AWFUL but I think it's quite possible he woulda been able to do all that.
Don't get me wrong....I know it's not necessarily true that he broke his neck, but I don't think it's impossible.
larchmontmark 4 years ago
johnny-49:
The guy was saying it was Chris who suffered the broken neck according to Wikpedia which does not "lie."
BooBooLane 4 years ago
are you supid people write anything they want on wikpedia its not always right i could go write that on wikepedia right now if i wanted
tuckerisfat 4 years ago
Wikipedia is as reliable as any other human/humanoid source, tuckie.
BooBooLane 4 years ago 2
dude it was deitrick whos neck was broke.
Meatdentist 3 years ago
Das war der Kran von Schifferstadt
handtrix 4 years ago
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GeneralUlysessGrant 4 years ago
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GeneralUlysessGrant 3 years ago
I thought I was going to see chris taylor the gamemaker....
xizap 4 years ago
When Taylor arrived in Munich with the American team, he was introduced to Dietrich in the Olympic village and Dietrich made a big show out of hugging Taylor and making nice for the cameras.
After the match, Dietrich admitted that he felt he could suplex Taylor if, but only if, he could take him by surprise. What Dietrich didn't know is whether he could get his arms around Taylor, so the hug wasn't a friendly gesture, he was measuring him for when they wrestled later in the games.
surfer4christ1 4 years ago
From a wrestling fan view point the greatest throw ever!!! From A wrestling coaches view Chris Taylor had the worst stance ever.
riding2high 4 years ago
no it's the heavyweight stance man
thebadger8 4 years ago
I remember seeing Chris Taylor wrestle when I was a kid. He wrestled for Iowa State. He easily defeated the heavyweight from Wisconsin. To me, the German wrestler here was taking a big chance using the move he did. What do you wrestlers think?
wallasky 4 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
I think you're a fucking homo
WnOiOcDkY 4 years ago
hammer wurf!
tewton81 4 years ago
That was beautiful.
balefire42 4 years ago
that was the olny match chris ever lost in his college career
flip103333 4 years ago
how the hell did he lift him
topofwrestlingpodium 4 years ago
steroids durrr
eyeammickey 4 years ago
Classic response - LMFAO!
jbankes2 4 years ago
its called years of training
flip103333 4 years ago
he got taylor's momentum coming into him and and he lifted. technique>strength
thebadger8 4 years ago
HA HA HA THAT WAS GREAT
bodybuildingsantee 4 years ago
Thank you very much for post this video
A excellent suplay of Dietrich
PORABUELITO 4 years ago
Anyone have this in real time? Please post.
jeremyemilio 4 years ago
btw usmananjum17 there wasn't always a limit. and chris taylor is the big guy, not the smaller one.
1wrestlerdude 4 years ago
"gentle giant" gets thrown...ouch
1wrestlerdude 4 years ago
i want my mommy...
shikamarulez 4 years ago
I remember this. My eyes were wide and my jaw dropped. Chris Taylor had a lot of build-up before the Olympics and it was a surprise to see him taken out in such a dramatic way.
rwsmith29456 4 years ago 2
Yourdaddy5000 Suck my dick you peace of shit..go kill ur sefl.
bigball805 4 years ago
wtf is up ur ass you gay ass son of a biatch
yourdaddy50000 4 years ago
fuck you iam going to rape you CARLOS :)()()()()()
bigball805 4 years ago
lmao jahir
little biatch
yourdaddy50000 4 years ago
unbelievable... He is strog
agtwrestler 4 years ago
i want "The Throw" poster so bad
yourdaddy50000 4 years ago
just wondering i wreslte and i taught there was a weight limit on heavyweights? because that guy was way bigger than chris taylor
usmananjum17 4 years ago
Chris Taylor is the 420 pounder.
There is NOW a limit.
eezerik 4 years ago
I'm not really interested in wrestling but after I just saw a documentation about the life and career of Wilfried Dietrich I looked up some more infos and found this video. It's really amazing to watch the throw. Even more in slow motion.
By the way ... W. Dietrich (58) and C. Taylor (29) both died from a heart attack.
Ennotschka 4 years ago 2
score one for the little man
blkherculesdc 5 years ago
one of the greatest all time greco throws in olympic history. loved seeing it again
JudahSports 5 years ago
greco roman
johnnytodab 5 years ago
Dietrich was 115 kg / 253 lbs and o x s tr o n g. A national hero in Germany among the nowadays older generations. He won everything that can be won in real wrestling including around 30 german titles
wolfgangle 5 years ago
LITTLE MAN BEATS A FAT GUY!!!
jobby67 5 years ago
Dietrich was introduced to Taylor a few days before this match and made a big show out of being nice and hugging Taylor. After the match he said he felt he could suplex Taylor if he caught him off guard, but wasn't sure he could get his arms around Taylor given Taylor's mass. He wasn't just being nice to Taylor when he hugged him, he was measuring him!
Great, great clip.
A10thunderbolt 5 years ago 2
Holy Shit!
levimaxx20 5 years ago
The Greatest Throw of All Time! 230lb. Wilfried Dietrich Thowing 440lb. Chris Taylor in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Had the poster in my room for 10 years. The people are too small in the back ground but clear in the poster, most were watching other matches.
Lester Ware
LesterWare 5 years ago 2
damn that shyt was clean
2daybay 5 years ago
I'd love to wrestle this way, sucks!!
PayShagg 5 years ago
Show it in real time...it would be amazing...
bladesby 5 years ago
was that greco roman or freestyle
dshay83 5 years ago
Freestyle. Medved won the Gold Medal, Taylor went on to win Bronze and the German placed fifth.
superdave198 5 years ago
Nope. Greco roman. But they met before in Freestyle and there Taylor had won
Drotzenfeck 4 years ago
That was some amazing strength!
IWAScorpionNWA 5 years ago
I know a guy that wrestled him in in the Michigan High School State Tournament.
BallsMah0ney 5 years ago
sick shit I wonder whats a weight of that fat ass...
Vladimir144 5 years ago
cmon no could see that happen that fucking amazing
Dirtytonydelanomads 5 years ago
arguably the best move in a match ever. i think it is. thats fuckin amazing.
rickytan7 5 years ago
the winner was an famous german wrestler. NO Doping only hard working and training.
ossimuell 5 years ago 3
oh shit!!!1
matalica 5 years ago
Chris Taylor was an amazing athlete. I first saw him at the Midlands in 1968(?) when he wrestled for a JUCO from Michigan. Very nice guy. He passed away too early.
PCCDRIVER 5 years ago 2
It's amazing and it's mostly leverage. Once you get that much weight moving in one direction, it's hard to stop it. If you look at the guy in blue, he didn't have to struggle to get the other guy up. He just got him off balance. Sure he has power too but this is a brilliant display of how leverage works in a match up
jaybonesNJ 5 years ago 2
Wow that guy must be on some serious steriods! That was insane!
IWAScorpionNWA 5 years ago
Suplay is what call it in Freestyle/Greco Roman wrestling and what they used to call it in Pro Wrestling in the 80's.
BryGuy 5 years ago
It was originally called suplay, which anyone who ever heard Gordon Solie would know.
bigdickmcfuck 5 years ago
holy shit
2park 5 years ago
nice
BTBAM13 5 years ago
LOL DAMMMNN... take dat fatty
kong24 5 years ago