The Olympic shot put diet: a nine-egg sausage burrito – and that’s just for breakfast

Paris gold medalist Ryan Crouser consumes up to 6,000 calories a day and spends $1,000 a month on food. He's far from the exception among athletes

Ancient Greek athletes ate dried figs, moist cheese and wheat. The modern-day American who is the greatest shot putter in history sources his raw power from burritos and pizzas, measuring his success in calories as well as centimetres.

Ryan Crouser is the only three-time Olympic gold medal shot putter, with his win in Paris following triumphs in Rio and Tokyo. Overcoming recent injury problems, on Saturday his best effort at a rainy Stade de France was 22.90m.