Ryan Crouser did it again.
The former Texas athlete and current Arkansas volunteer assistant coach just won his second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Not only that, Crouser set the shot put Olympic record with a throw of 75-2.75 (22.93).
Crouser won his first gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.
During his three attempts in Tokyo, Crouser produced the top three marks in Olympic history.
Here is one of his attempts:
TWENTY THREE . THIRTY
2️⃣3️⃣▶️3️⃣0️⃣
OLYMPIC CHAMPION ?
2nd furthest throw in history!
RYAN CROUSER ?? pic.twitter.com/66unXCYUaQ
— Tyler Rathke (@Coach_Rathke) August 5, 2021
After he won, Crouser issued a message to his grandfather:
After winning his second consecutive gold in the shot put, Ryan Crouser had a message for his grandpa ?
Crouser bested his previous Olympic record FIVE TIMES in the finals. pic.twitter.com/gkKVt2wZv1
— ESPN (@espn) August 5, 2021
Ryan CROUSER just hucked a rock out of the allotted yard they got there. Broke an Olympic record whilst his hat fell off..
??? CRAHSER’S A PAHER HAHSE
Let’s GOOOOO ????
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 5, 2021
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