Olympics 2016: Team USA"s Ryan Crouser wins gold in men"s shot put

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The Americans finished 1-2 in the shot put.

Ryan Crouser can throw an iron ball farther than anyone else. He threw the 16-pound shot put an Olympic record 22.52 meters (73"10.75) to win Olympic gold in thrilling fashion on Thursday in Rio.

Crouser couldn"t contain his excitement after his Olympic record throw. He held his arms high in victory for moments after the throw.

Joe Kovacs of the U.S. finished in the silver medal position with a throw of 21.78 meters -- a throw that would have won many Olympic titles. Tomas Walsh of New Zealand won bronze with a throw of 21.36 meters.

Tomasz Majewski of Poland won the last two golds in shot put, in 2008 and 2012. In London he won with a throw of 21.89 meters, which beat out Germany"s David Storl (21.86 meters) and the U.S."s Reese Hoffa (21.23 meters). He finished sixth this time around.

Crouser and Kovacs continued a strong U.S. tradition in the shot put. Team USA has medaled every year since 1984, and Adam Nelson (2004), Randy Barnes (1996) and Mike Stulce (1992) are all recent Olympic champions.

Crouser was a world junior champion in 2009 -- and he won a silver in the discus -- but hadn"t won a medal as a senior competitor until Thursday.

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