Crouser brings ball gold: six times better than the Olympic record

World recorder Ryan Crouser from the USA has brought in Tokyo as in Rio Olympia gold in Rio Olympia Gold and presented a memorable power demonstration. The 28-year-old sat down on Thursday with tremendous 23.30 m and an unbelievable series.

With each of his six shocks he exceeded the Olympic record he had set up with 22.52 m for a five years ago. His own world record missed Crouser only about seven centimeters in the last passage. His shocks until then: 22.83 - 22.93 - 22.86 - 22.74 - 22.54.

Silver brought world champion Joe Kovacs, who made the US double victory perfectly as in Rio. With his 22.65 m he would have brought gold at all past summer games. Bronze in an absolutely high-class competition went to the New Zealand Tomas Walsh (22.47).

Crouser at the end of June at US excretions with 23.37 m the almost three decades old record of his compatriot Randy Barnes improved by equal to 25 centimeters.

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A German ball kicker was not at the start in Tokyo. The two-time world champion David Storl did not deny any competition because of injury issues this season.