‘We Did It’: American Ryan Crouser Dedicates His Olympic Gold to Late Grandfather

Gold medalist Ryan Crouser of Team United States holds up his medal on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men’s Shot Put on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 05, 2021. Michael Steele/Getty Images

American Ryan Crouser dedicated his shot put gold medal to his late grandfather after setting an Olympic record at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.

After securing his second consecutive gold medal and breaking his own Olympic record as he scored a 23.0, the Penn State graduate held up a hand-written sign to the camera that read: “Grandpa, We did it,” it read. “2020 Olympic Champion.”