For the third Olympics in a row, 31-year-old Portland, Oregon, native Ryan Crouser is returning home with the gold medal in the shot put. The world record holder out-threw his opponents under a steady rain at Stade de France, becoming the first-ever shot-putter to win three consecutive gold medals. The win broke the consecutive-gold tie he held with shot putters Ralph Rose (1904, 1908), Parry O'Brien (1952, 1956) and Tomasz Majewski.
Team USA shot putter Ryan Crouser is looking to make Olympic history in Paris. He won gold in Rio and Tokyo, and if he makes it to the top of the podium in Paris, he will solidify his place as one of the greatest shot putters of all time. Despite a nagging elbow injury and pectoral muscle tear in the spring, the 31-year-old from a family of throwers will compete for a third consecutive gold medal.
Ryan Crouser, an American, has combined radar technology borrowed from golf and an innovative technique to take aim at his third straight Olympic gold. The most dominant U.S. men's track and field athlete at the Paris Olympics isn't a sprinter, distance runner, or jumper. It's Ryan Crouser, the shot putter who has redefined the sport and set new records with each competition.