In 2020, he was named a finalist for Male Track and Field World Athlete of the Year by World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field. His performance in 2020 included a world-leading throw of to place him third on the world all time list. He was undefeated in all 10 meetings, with 36 throws of or better, with 14 of those farther than , the highest total ever in a single year. By the end of the 2020 season, Crouser had thrown or more 104 times in his career, the most in history. At the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Crouser won the silver medal in "the greatest – and closest – shot put competition ever" that "Redefines Men's Shot Put" according to World Athletics (formerly IAAF). He is a four-time USA national outdoor shot put champion 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021 (no USA National Outdoor Competition was held in 2020). He is a two-time USA National Indoor Shot Put Champion 2019, 2020. He is a four-time NCAA champion in the shot put indoors and outdoors for the University of Texas. He had previously won the gold medal in the boys' shot put at the 2009 World Youth Championships.