Augustus Russell Pope (November 29, 1898 – 1953) was an American

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. He won the bronze medal in the

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at the

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and finished fourth in

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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

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and won both the shot put and the discus events at the 1921 NCAA championships. The same year he was ranked as world's best discus thrower. Pope also played American football for the Huskies in 1919–20. He was the first University of Washington athlete to medal in the Olympics.

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1898 births 1953 deaths American male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Washington Huskies football players Washington Huskies men's track and field athletes Players of American football from Seattle Track and field athletes from Seattle NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners American male shot putters 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub