Gus Pope information

Gus Pope
	Pope in 1920
Personal information
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
Personal best(s)	DT – 46.50 m (1921); SP – 14.25 m (1925)
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

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]

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]

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^ "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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[3] "Gus Pope". Olympedia. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[Ill-4] "Illinois First in Great Meet: Notre Dame Second in National Collegiate Contests". Ogden Standard-Examiner. June 19, 1921.

[5] "Highlights from previous years at the Olympics". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

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