Ryan Crouser locked up his second consecutive gold medal in the shot put and then held up a handwritten sign to the camera.
“Grandpa, We did it,” it read. “2020 Olympic Champion.”
Crouser’s grandfather, Larry Crouser, was the person who introduced him to the shot put. Ryan practiced in his grandpa’s backyard in Oregon until he became strong enough that one throw went through the roof of the garden shed.
Larry was there to support Crouser as he blossomed into the most dominant shot putter in the world. At Texas, Crouser won four NCAA championships and then took gold in Rio.