Augustus Russell Pope (November 29, 1898 – 1953) was an American athlete. He won the bronze medal in the discus throw at the 1920 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1924.[3]
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| Born | November 29, 1898 Seattle, Washington, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | 1953 (aged 54) | |||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | |||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | DT – 46.50 m (1921) SP – 14.25 m (1925)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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In June 1921, Pope was the individual points leader with 10 points at the first NCAA track and field championships; Pope competed for the University of Washington and won both the shot put and the discus events at the 1921 NCAA championships.[4] The same year he was ranked as world's best discus thrower. Pope also played American football for the Huskies in 1919–20.[1] He was the first University of Washington athlete to medal in the Olympics.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Gus Pope. sports-reference.com
- ^ Augustus Pope. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Gus Pope". Olympedia. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Illinois First in Great Meet: Notre Dame Second in National Collegiate Contests". Ogden Standard-Examiner. June 19, 1921.
- ^ "Highlights from previous years at the Olympics". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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