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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Aug 4, 2021, 10:32 PM Aug 2021

U.S. shot putter Ryan Crouser sets Olympic record to win second consecutive gold

U.S. shot putter Ryan Crouser set an Olympic record Thursday morning in Tokyo to win his second consecutive gold medal in the event. Crouser, a 28-year-old from Oregon, defended the Olympic title he won at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016, following up on his world record performance at the U.S. Olympic trials in June. U.S. teammate Joe Kovacs took silver. Follow along for live updates from the Games.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/08/04/tokyo-olympics-2021-live-updates-highlights-day-13/

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U.S. shot putter Ryan Crouser sets Olympic record to win second consecutive gold (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 OP
Second Longest Toss Ever ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #1

ProfessorGAC

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1. Second Longest Toss Ever
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 11:59 AM
Aug 2021

Beaten only by his own world record.
His first throw of the event would have taken the bronze, & he was just warming up!

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