Olympic Champion Ryan Crouser smashes own shot put World Record at Los Angeles Grand Prix

The World Record holder won the gold medal at the Toyo Olympic Games 2020.

USA’s Ryan Crouser threw 23.56m* to improve his own world shot put record at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, this season’s sixth World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, on Saturday (27). That mark adds 19cm to the previous world record of 23.37m that Crouser recorded at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene in June 2021.

The world record had looked under threat when the world and Olympic champion opened his series with 23.23m. He went even farther in round two, throwing 23.31m and edging closer to the barrier at the back of the throws area. After a third-round throw of 22.94m, Ryan Crouser took to the circle for his fourth attempt and launched the implement 23.56m, raising his arms and clapping when the distance was confirmed.

He completed a sensational series with 22.80m in the fifth round and 22.86m in the sixth. Earlier this year in February the American had thrown 23.38m at an indoor meet in Idaho, but was ruled out (not considered) as the throwing circle had not met official requirements.

After the meet Crouser to NBC said, " I'm still on high volume (training), heavy throws in the ring and heavy weights in the weight room, so we are just starting to work in some speed".

Two-time Olympic bronze medallist, Tom Walsh claimed the second spot with a best result of 22.12m, while Americas Payton Otterdahl finished third with 21.99m. Swedish Mundo Duplantis in his outdoor debut this season clinched the top spot eclipsing rival Sam Kendricks by leaping 5.91m.

Both Duplantis and Kendricks crossed 5.91m and in the following attempt at 6.01m, both failed to cross the mark with the former emerging victorious on countback.