Ryan Crouser

Ryan Crouser

Crouser in 2019 at the Millrose Games
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-12-18) December 18, 1992 (age 31) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight	320 lb (145 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put Discus throw
College team	Texas Longhorns
Club	Nike
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (Shot put, 2023)[1]
Personal best(s)	SP: 23.56 m (2023) DT: 63.90 m (2014) JT: 61.16 m (2008)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put 2020 Tokyo Shot put 2024 Paris Shot put World Championships 2022 Eugene Shot put 2023 Budapest Shot put 2019 Doha Shot put World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow Shot put 2022 Belgrade Shot put World Youth Championships 2009 Bressanone Shot put 2009 Bressanone Discus throw

Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus. He specializes in the shot put, in which he is the only three-time Olympic gold medalist, having won in Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Paris, and also a two-time World Champion. He holds the world record in the shot put, both indoors and outdoors. He set the outdoor world record at 23.56 meters in May 2023, improving upon his previous record of 23.37 m from July 2021. He has held the indoor record of 22.82 m since January 2021.

In his early career, Crouser set a national high school record for the indoor shot put and outdoor discus, and he won gold in the shot put at the 2009 World Youth Championships. At the University of Texas at Austin, he won four NCAA titles in the shot put. He won the national title in the shot put at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships seven of the eight times the event was held between 2016 and 2024. He is also a four-time national champion in the indoor shot put at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, with victories in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024.

Crouser achieved his first Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics with a throw of 22.52 m and retained his title at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting an Olympic record of 23.30 m. He also won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a throw of 22.90 m. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, he secured a silver medal. Crouser then went on to win gold at both the 2022 World Championships in Eugene and the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. His throw of 23.51 m in Budapest set a record for the farthest throw ever at a World Championships.

Crouser has been named Track & Field News World Male Athlete of the Year. He was also awarded USA Track & Field's highest accolade, the Jesse Owens Award, and was twice a finalist for Male Track and Field World Athlete of the Year by World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field. Crouser holds the distinction of earning victories in a Diamond League Championship, Olympic Games, World Indoor Championship, World Outdoor Championship, and World Youth Championship.