Gus Pope
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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.[1]
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.[2] The same year he was ranked as world's best discus thrower. Pope also played American football for the Huskies in 1919–20.[3] He was the first University of Washington athlete to medal in the Olympics.[4]
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