Ryan Crouser National High School Discus Record 237'5"

Ryan Crouser @ Concordia University on July 9, 2011. National high school discus record 237'5". Shot put 73' 5", best single day shot-discus double in high school throws history.

[@davidheffernan2561]

Now he's an Olympic gold medalist in the shot...

[@nerv6053]

David Heffernan is he really

[@luisurena1884]

@@nerv6053 yes look it up

[@aidantaylor2669]

Olympic record holder actually

[@serge7898]

World record holder in the shot

[@God-gi9iu]

Ee

[@vladcast96]

The amount of chest-hip separation Crouser gets in discus is insane. He is able to gain at least 20-30 feet just by simply landing in his power position with his discus all the way back. In order to achieve that, you need a lot of quickness with your footwork, but also a lot of patience with your upper body. Crouser was around the same size as me, and I base some of the aspects of my technique off his...

[@littledavieg]

10 years later and he is now the world record holder in the shot put 23.37m absolute legend

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

And now 23.56 🤯

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Up to 23.56m now….

[@thepoweroflove85]

wow-237 feet is so huge..so fast for such a huge guy...pulling for him in the next olympics

[@joeyhernandez5078]

Sean Power he got gold

[@ricardosustaita5568]

this aged well

[@God-gi9iu]

Oo

[@God-gi9iu]

Ee

[@wcbranitly0692]

Hey I have some good news for ya

[@ryanparshall6729]

I love that you are such a great athlete from Oregon. Your family has such a great athletic history as well. I won the hammer throw national meet in NAIA 1993. You broke the world record in shot...and I know you will break the world record in discus in your next adventure. Good luck and god bless you.

[@DarthCraig]

I came here to see how my HS throws stacked up...i'll be leaving now... :D

[@Performbettergolf]

Truly impressive. Continuing the Crouser dynasty! Well done!

[@jscottchrist5178]

Congrats on winning GOLD !!! And a new OR. I hope to run into you some day. I live in Happy Valley area.

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

He was so slim back then...

[@nofiah]

I got 46, in Shotput, but then Covid happened and never got to beat the school record.

[@pooketv8827]

My friend got 50 in shotput. I think he’s a sophmore idk but I never threw shotput before

[@Chriztefer]

Ryan you're awesome.I go to west orient and i'm a 8th grader and you're like my discus hero.I saw your record of 197 feet on there and i flipped out, your throw is 80 feet further than what i could ever throw.

[@Anonymous-jf2gy]

Now he's a gold medalist

[@theclayishone]

His technique is incredible. I threw in high school against guys much bigger mass-wise than Ryan in this video and they couldn't come within 20 feet of him in the shot and 70 feet in the discus.

[@Mooggie75]

Does anyone know what the windconditions were when he trew his record? Hard to tell from the video.

[@parmanu7914]

Reason to love u tube. Seeing some one from 12 years ago. Never been, never met, still connected.

[@henryking1803]

I wondered if he would be able to step it up to world class, because some high school phenoms cannot. Did not take him long to become Mr. Gold Medalist. Great technician and so slow it looks like slow motion.

[@71Poison]

im trying to make state by the end of my senior year for discus, are there any tips for the full spin or certain workouts i should focus on? would love to even hit 200 ft ahah

[@jacobhockman5622]

FYI: This is the USATF record with a High School Discus (1.61K). If you look at the date it was past the month that the state championships is held (May) therefore after the state postseason. Mason Finley still possesses the actual in season "high school" record (his distance was thrown before the state champs were completed. Nonetheless, Crouser is awesome for achieving the distances he did in high school where most schools don't have a throws coach who actually knows how to coach properly (basically European/german-like style). Please do not get me wrong, I am a huge fan of Crouser and am very proud of him for crushing the Olympic Shotput record in his first olympics nonetheless and he is a strong representative for the USA and I am proud to have him on our team.

[@paulbuschman]

By that logic Michael Carter’s 81-3 1/2 isn’t the high school record since it was at the Golden West Invitational after the Texas State Championships. Ryan Crouser threw 77-2 3/4 during the indoor high school season which is further than Carter’s 2nd best throw so therefore by your logic he should be the high school shotput record holder.

[@vitospadafino1919]

Amazing to watch this and then his world record throw!

[@iisstupidity]

I just stumbled across this old relic. Wow!

[@1anonymoose]

I love how long it takes for the disc to land.

[@acez9728]

this guy back then at my high school was trowing a 216s to 219s as a junior but never really competed because he never made grades, every season he would always have have bad grades, this was back in 2007, the guy moved school at the end of senior year, never really knew what happened to him after that.

[@chloelazure3015]

Now he holds world record for shot...

[@pedrobetancur9260]

Congratulation. You are the best.

[@TheRobertpyoung]

Good luck in Rio next month. Bring home the gold.

[@_imamaan]

and he did!

[@TheRobertpyoung]

The finals arent until this evening

[@jamesrobertson2040]

And he did, with a new Olympic record!

[@TheRobertpyoung]

He sure showed them how to do it.

[@_imamaan]

Yea that's our hero!

[@Edertainment01]

Outstanding!!!

[@Dontrevious1153]

CONGRAGULATIONS WOW!! What are your lifts now powerclean, squat ,and bench? And WHAT is your powerclean routine like?

[@toeknee4301]

Nice to see how far he's come, here's to hoping for you to break the shot world record.

[@samanimations2002]

How do you feel knowing that he did? :)

[@toeknee4301]

@@samanimations2002 when I saw the thumb nail to his world record video for the first time i went crazy lol

[@grahamstrouse1165]

@@samanimations2002He just got another one!

[@jaidendouglin4500]

truly my inspiration

[@SuperOlds88]

how did the rest of this "track meet" go? I guess it was a full meet right? Sure hope it wasn't one of those "special" comps for somebody to get a mark. Seems I remember other "special" comps for a former U of O javelin thrower.

[@TheWarriorCows]

Now he’s a world record holder

[@drk9007]

Now he’s a world record holder!

[@Zakariah1971]

What is the best stand throw for each event?

[@ThrowinBombs80]

@jackstech1 standard for high school in America. what else would he be throwing??

[@gagedamage182]

Now he owns the shotput world record

[@706truth]

He just broke the record for shot put…

[@vashlupin3]

i'm pretty sure they had to use the discus measuring tape to measure his shot throw as well.

[@TheMrScottLees]

when you have arms as long as he does the disc is being spun faster as he drives through the circle. plus he seems to use a ton of leg strength.

[@BigSkidMedia]

Just crushed the shotput WR!

[@weakestacdcenjoyer2755]

Yessir

[@acrobaticswitches]

Wanna see him do it again? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvQqXqujMSNrq8

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Watching this after your 23.56m WR! I think they’re going to need a bigger field…

[@bdonin]

where your committed to?

[@Quicksaber]

God damn and the awesome thing is is that he doesn't even really rotate that fast, it's all just mechanics and strenghth

[@AMbrosWorkshopTips]

Rayan big fan of you now. After seeing your past hard work and your capabilities. You really motivated me. I just want to know I am 31 year of age. If today I start practicing throwing events like shot put and discuss throw. Is it possible I can be a good athlete. Or after my age pass I become weaker. Is strength in throwing events affected with age.

[@RyanCrouser23]

The best thing about throwing events is that you compete against yourself! you can only control how far you throw, and if you throw a personal best it means that you are the best you've ever been! A lot of throwers peak in their early 30s so it seems like you're in your prime for some far throws!

[@EndlersaurusRex]

@JAKE8E8S Not to mention that in some countries, it only takes the B standard to qualify for the Olympics, which is 63m. It's not ridiculous to think Crouser could have done this in HS, let alone by summer 2012. I think his shot won't be until 2016, though

[@joejoey6511]

That’s crazy he’s awesome

[@ThrowinBombs80]

The meet was an invitational set up by mac wilkins. Whether it was any sort of "official" meet was debatable but its an official USATF record so someone had to sign off on it

[@Droidbot74]

how come he threw the indoor shot so much farther??? i thought the outdoor shots were supposed to go farther

[@jmaxwell98]

how far did you throw when you were ing grade 8?

[@drpepper69er101]

how tall are you and how much do you weigh?

[@SuperOlds88]

Was this a regular track and field meet? or just a throwing competition?

[@IbrahimIbrahim-hf8bj]

Ryan I don’t know if you’ll see this but right now I’m a high school freshman who threw 93(1.6) with a standing throw in discus and 36.5(10 pound) in shotput also with a stand, do you think I’d be able to someday make it to college it even Olympics?

[@Peurperformance]

Great stuff!

[@moejorrreale]

how old were u when u first started?

[@mombojom3]

For high school shot putters out there, how crazy is Michael Carter’s high school record of 81 ft 3 inches to y’all? When do you think it will be broken?

[@jacobmalek2001]

and its cool that he went to barlow, a school in oregon.

[@djlilcrispy]

@monkEalvord ok... if you look at the rule book, there is NOTHING saying that you absolutely MUST enter from the back. I enter from the front all the time in my meets. I've thrown in state meets, championship meets, invitationals, relays, and all star meets with all sorts of different reffs and not one has scratched me. So technically, he's right.

[@TakeDetour]

That's f...ing incredible. Man that kid can propel objects.

[@isaacneterosmiddlefinger186]

That disc was in the air a longggggg time.

[@cookbillyful]

what about as a freshman?

[@revshadows7]

wait, did he beat finley then?

[@megabuttpirate69]

@EndlersaurusRex thats actually a pretty accurate way to describe mason's throwing technique

[@ToasterAlley]

i went to the same track meets he did its insane!!!

[@cmore7495]

i thought mason finley had it at 244?

[@aisle.6]

Do you have any advice ?

[@tarts5688]

dont go outside the lines. B-)

[@ThrowinBombs80]

@SpaTown808 it was signed off on FYI

[@paybacjustin]

My sons are coming after you. One day I hope they get there

[@dooder6755]

did they?

[@nerv6053]

Federal Bureau of Investigation 😂😂 four years later

[@grantharris982]

Freshman year disc?

[@MrRyantiff]

are you just strong or is it mainly tech. ?

[@lease2coach1]

Thanks for posting. I could have done without the music, but that's why there's a mute button...

[@santeenl]

Very good, is it normal in US that juniors throw with 1.6k? Here we throw with 1.5k at age 16/17 and 1.75k at age 18/19

[@OakQueso]

Zandter mostly all high schoolers use 1.6k in the us

[@neilpieterse9614]

How old was he when this were achieved?

[@jacobmalek2001]

i love throwing at Macs throw center (concordia)

[@ThrowinBombs80]

theoretically yes

[@ThrowinBombs80]

Do you think that this mark was false? or that it didnt count?

[@bvreid18]

Wonder why he doesn’t throw disc now? He’d probably be a world champion at it.

[@schroed90]

cant beleive how far he throws for as slow as he spins in disc

[@mafihaunga8030]

What a Beast

[@KennyNassar936]

@AdamManns He had a back injury

[@Anonymous29785]

00:23 I'm gonna start doing that twist before the throw, it really look like it adds a lot of torque

[@TexWilliams-yd4rz]

Epic....

[@jimmyv867]

Was the previous record even close? Those numbers are phenominal!

[@theclayishone]

That's 70 feet further than my high school's record. Freaking nuts.

[@skyrushyesminderaserno1150]

I’d love to see those clips in different angles as well. Dude’s a mf beast

[@edhiestand1197]

Rumor is that you will give Discus a try after the upcoming Olympics, hope it's true. Really believe you can win gold in the event. The USA is in need of a serious discus thrower to challenge the current world's best, give it a shot at least, would be great for the sport and maybe increase Americans' appreciation for the throws.

[@BigNutsShow]

can't wait to see what he'll do in college

[@OakQueso]

haha

[@iweather-nr6kp]

@@OakQueso i know right

[@fastfatboy1]

Way back in the day when I was still throwing they made us ener and exit from the rear half of the ring. I remember because I had my best throw at a area meet scratched for entering just like he did.

[@TromboneTrillo]

this destroys the discus world record by 5 feet thats insane (i know its a 1.6kg and not 2k but still nuts)

[@IndyTheGreat]

You're the Joe Fisher of HS throwers.

[@ThrowinBombs80]

@bdonin he went to longhorn country

[@discusdoc]

How far do you throw the 2k discus and 16 lb shot? You should be one the of best in the US right out of the gate. Congratulations!

[@stevearnold2855]

Can just look it up now. It’s 22.90 meters for shot and disc it’s like 63 meters

[@cranevalley1]

Every high school state track schedule says mason finley has the nation high school record. Why is that?

[@ThrowinBombs80]

Mason Finley had the record the year prior to Ryan. High Schools probably haven't updated it.

[@cranevalley1]

***** Oh ok. I thought they would have updated it by now, but you're probably right.

[@megabuttpirate69]

I really didnt think anybody was going to beat Masons record as a highschooler. God fucking damn man the new Virjillius

[@epsiloneridani5738]

Actually the HS discus is a standard 3lb and 5lb discus.. the shotput is 12-14lbs. But 237 isnt a bad day, but far from the best record ever!!

[@TheRobertpyoung]

say what! what is your point old sport?

[@tonymedia9132]

Epsilon Eridani it’s a 1.6k discus and 12 pound shot

[@connorh.5601]

A 1.6kg discus is 3.5lbs thats what the boys use

[@theclayishone]

It's not far from the best record. It is the record.

[@SuperOlds88]

my comment has nothing to do with this ring entering controversy here. So these late season meets sometimes have loose judging. I remember one at the U of Oregon in the summer of 85 in a javelin competition. I think alot of these records have taken place under less than ideal conditions. Not taking anything away from the Crouser boys, they surely are very talented.

[@ThrowinBombs80]

I understand what you mean.... but in all fairness to ryan crouser, he was competing against other people in this meet. he was not the only one. This was indeed a meet probably to get the mark in, but it was a legitimate meet. Colleges were there to witness him throw this. And a mark is a mark. He prob could have thrown farther if not for injury

[@realRDT33]

This kid has more torque than a Lamborghini.

[@ThrowinBombs80]

now he's in college throwing the 16lb 66ft..... wow

[@polohead5019]

I wish professional throwers could do 2 events rather than just one

[@ToncaFitness]

Look at rutger smith

[@TXVR-ut6qw]

Tony Sommers john godina as well

[@jordanchaplin1334]

I think Ryan should retire from shot now that he has the world record, and shoot for the discus world record. He has the power and technique to be competitive at the world level.

[@theclayishone]

They can but they just focus on one rather than both.

[@bruhincorporated9876]

Holy crap he was insane in high school. I’m only throwing 100 for disc rn.

[@ThrowinBombs80]

@schroed90 it looks slow on video, but in real life he hits his positions prob faster than most people

[@gweiss8898]

Song?

[@mitchjacks0n]

Derude- Sandstorm

[@TheRobertpyoung]

No it wasnt old sport

[@Throwfar8]

not so sure if the song is appropriate, but hey nice throw!