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George Poage

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George Coleman Poage (November 6, 1880–April 11, 1962) was the first African-American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in St. Louis. [1]

25 relations: April 11, April 1962, Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles, Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 metres, Colonialism and the Olympic Games, Hannibal, Missouri, La Crosse Central High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, List of 1904 Summer Olympics medal winners, List of African-American firsts, List of African-American sports firsts, List of male hurdlers, List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics, List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men), List of people from Wisconsin, List of University of Wisconsin–Madison people in athletics, Milwaukee Athletic Club, November 6, Poage, Sprint hurdles at the Olympics, United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics, Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.

April 11

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April 1962

The following events occurred in April 1962.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles

The men's 200 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 metres

The men's 60 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme.

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Colonialism and the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games have been criticized as upholding (and in some cases increasing) the colonial policies and practices of some host nations and cities either in the name of the Olympics by associated parties or directly by official Olympic bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee, host organizing committees and official sponsors.

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Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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La Crosse Central High School

La Crosse Central High School is a public high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County.

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List of 1904 Summer Olympics medal winners

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the III Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1904 in St. Louis, United States.

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List of African-American firsts

African Americans (also known as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group in the United States.

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List of African-American sports firsts

African Americans are a demographic minority in the United States.

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List of male hurdlers

This is a list of notable male hurdlers (110 m H- 400 m H) since the first Olympic Games in 1896.

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List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics

A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event.

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List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)

This is the complete list of men's medalists in athletics at the Summer Olympics.

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List of people from Wisconsin

This is a list of prominent people from the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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List of University of Wisconsin–Madison people in athletics

List of University of Wisconsin–Madison people in athletics.

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Milwaukee Athletic Club

The Milwaukee Athletic Club (often referred to as the MAC or MACWI), founded in 1882 and located in the East Town neighborhood of Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the oldest existing gentlemen's club in Wisconsin.

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November 6

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Poage

Poage is a surname.

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Sprint hurdles at the Olympics

The sprint hurdles at the Summer Olympics have been contested over a variety of distances at the multi-sport event.

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United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics

The United States hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame

The Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame honors distinguished members of Wisconsin's sports history.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Poage

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