Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American shot putter and discus thrower.
Crouser won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
He had previously won the gold medal in the boys' shot put at the 2009 World Youth Championships and was a four-time NCAA champion in the shot put indoors and outdoors for the University of Texas.
He is a three time USA National Outdoor Shot Put Champion (2016, 2017, 2019) , and the current 2019 USA Indoor National Shot Put Champion.
At the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Crouser won the silver medal in "the greatest – and closest – shot put competition ever" that "Redefines Men's Shot Put" according to the IAAF.