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George Poage - Wikipedia

George Coleman Poage (November 6, 1880 – April 11, 1962) was an American track and field athlete. He was the first black and the first African-American ...

George Poage was the first Black American to win an Olympic medal

George Poage, the standout runner from Wisconsin won two bronze medals at the St. Louis 1904 Games, becoming the first Black American to win an Olympic ...

George POAGE - Olympics

In 1899, George Poage became the first black student to graduate from LaCrosse High School, after which he entered the University of Wisconsin, graduating from ...

The Thrill of Celebrity, the Agony of Being Seen - Our Lives Wisconsin

Reclaiming the story of Wisconsin's first gay Black Olympian: George Coleman Poage. ... It's an understatement to say George Coleman Poage (1880– ...

George Coleman Poage – 1880-1962 - Hutchins Center

On 31 August 1904, George Coleman. Poage, a sprinter and hurdler for the Universi- ty of Wisconsin but running in the St. Louis. Games for the Milwaukee ...

George Coleman Poage (1880-1962) • - Blackpast

George Coleman Poage (1880-1962) ... George Poage ran track in the 1904 Olympic Games and was the first African American to ever win an Olympic ...

Poage, George.png - La Crosse County Historical Society

He was the first African-American athlete to run for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was one of the team's highest point earners, setting several ...

Wisconsin Pride | George Poage - PBS

It was also the time George Poage came of age. The scholar athlete was the first African American member of the UW track team, and the first to ...

Wisconsin's Claim to 1904 Olympic Fame

Wisconsin's Claim to 1904 Olympic Fame. 7/30/2024. Remembering track athlete, George Coleman Poage By: Allie Shane, Communications Specialist

George Poage: The First African-American Olympic Medalist

George Poage moved to La Crosse as a young child in 1884. Locally, he was known as a scholar and remarkable athlete. He went on become the first African- ...

George Poage, Olympian, and Teacher born

George Poage, Olympian, and Teacher born ... *George Coleman Poage was born on this date in 1880. He was a Black athlete and teacher. In 1884, his family moved ...

George Poage - Educating For Democracy

(2010, October 20) George Coleman Poage (1880-1962). Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american- history/poage-george-coleman-1880-1962/. 2 ...

GoTriangle on X: "George Coleman Poage was the first Black ...

George Coleman Poage was the first Black person to win an Olympic medal! In 1904 he won the bronze in the 200 and 400 hurdles.

GEORGE COLEMAN POAGE - Google Arts & Culture

While these kinds of events were going on alongside the Games, George Poage became the first black athlete to win an Olympic medal. Despite the boycott calls ...

Poage Sculpture | On Wisconsin Magazine

Sculptor Elmer Petersen created this statue of George Poage for the city of La Crosse, ... No one alive today has seen George Coleman Poage 1903, MAx1904 run.

Remembering George Coleman Poage the... - Memory Lane Moments

Remembering George Coleman Poage the first African American to win a medal in the Olympic Games. George Coleman Poage was born on 6, November 1880. In...

George Coleman Poage - Wisconsin Badgers

He competed with the freshman track squad in 1900 and joined the varsity track and field team for good during his sophomore year. Poage, the ...

Local park keeps La Crosse historical figure's story alive - WKBT

The park is dedicated to George Coleman Poage, the first African-American athlete to win an Olympic medal.

George Coleman Poage Feature | Black History Month | Wisconsin

George Coleman Pogue was the first African American to win Olympic medals. He was actually the first black athlete on the track and field team ...

Medals for Mettle: La Crosse County Impact | Wisconsin Alumni ...

George Coleman Poage 1903, MAx1904 was a man of firsts, someone who approached challenges with determination rather than trepidation.