Ryan Crouser

Ryan Crouser is simply the most dominant shot putter who has ever lived, and I don't think that's even up for debate anymore. The guy from Portland showed up at Rio 2016, took gold, then came back in Tokyo and did it again — then showed up in Paris 2024 and made it three straight Olympic titles, which no one in the history of the shot put had ever done. Along the way he broke his own world record both indoors and outdoors, which tells you he's not just winning on talent but actively pushing the ceiling of what a human being can throw a 16-pound iron ball. He went to Texas, came from a track-and-field family, and has clearly approached this like a craft. Watching him compete feels less like sport and more like witnessing someone rewrite what's physically possible.

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Name (English)

Ryan Crouser

Name (Japanese)

ライアン・クルーザー

Reading

らいあん・くるーざー

Born

December 18, 1992 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Portland, Oregon, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

athletics competitor

High school

Sam Barlow High School

University

University of Texas at Austin

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rcrouser/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Crouser
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9324228

Tags

• Oregon
• athletics competitor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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