UW Athletic Hall of Fame

George Poage

  • Class
  • Induction
    2003
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track & Field
George Poage
  • First African-American on the UW varsity track team (1901)
  • Became the first African-American athlete to win an Olympic medal, taking bronze medals in the 220-yard and 440-yard hurdles at the Games in St. Louis
  • First black athlete to win a Western Conference Track and Field championship by winning the 220-yard and 440-yard hurdles titles in 1904
  • Placed second at the 1901 Western Conference Meet in the 200-yard hurdles and third in the 1903 Western Conference Meet in the 440-yard dash
George Poage
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