Ryan Crouser broke his own Olympic record on his way to defending his shot put title Thursday. On his last attempt, Crouser went 23.30 meters to earn the first track and field gold for the American ...

Former Longhorn Ryan Crouser set an Olympic record and won the gold medal in the men's shot put event in the 2016 Olympics on Thursday. With his win, Texas athletes won both of the shot put events.

The United States has been a consistent presence on the men's shot put podium at global championships, placing at least one athlete among the medalists in 27 of the 30 Olympic Games (including the U.S ...