 Pope in 1920 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw,shot put | |||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personalbest(s) | DT – 46.50 m (1921) SP – 14.25 m (1925)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Augustus Russell Pope (November 29, 1898 – 1953) was an Americanathlete. He won the bronze medal in thediscus throw at the1920 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in1924.[3]
In June 1921, Pope was the individual points leader with 10 points at the firstNCAA track and field championships; Pope competed for theUniversity 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 firstUniversity of Washington athlete to medal in the Olympics.[5]
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