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American Ryan Crouser became the first man to three-peat in the Olympic shot put on Saturday, adding another gold medal to his packed trophy cabinet with a mighty throw of 22.90 meters.

"Throwing a 16-pound ball is not easy on the body," Crouser said. "Throwing it as hard as you can, as far as you can beats you up.

"Being Olympic champ for three consecutive is kind of a testament to the total dedication and hard work that has gone into it. Just focusing and realizing that it is a 365-day-a-year job."

Crouser's compatriot Joe Kovacs won silver and Jamaica's Rajindra Campbell took bronze.

The world record-holder battled with a nerve issue in his elbow this year but had no issues at the Stade de France as he produced his best throw of the season on his third attempt and clapped with satisfaction.