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August George "Gus" Desch (December 12, 1898 – November 1964) was an American track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and died in Evanston, Illinois.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
	1920 Antwerp	400 metre hurdles

Desch competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal. Desch also played half back for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame. He won Notre Dame's first ever track title when he won the 220-yard low hurdles at the 1921 Outdoor NCAA Track Championships.

References

External links

• Olympic competitions at Databaseolympics

На других языках

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- [en] August Desch

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[fr] August Desch

August Georg « Gus » Desch (né le 12 décembre 1898 à Newark et décédé le 14 novembre 1964 à Evanston) est un athlète américain spécialiste du 400 mètres haies. Affilié au Notre Dame Fighting Irish, il mesurait 1,70 m pour 61 kg.

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[it] August Desch

August George "Gus" Desch (Newark, 12 dicembre 1898 – Evanston, 14 novembre 1964) è stato un ostacolista statunitense, specializzato nei 400 metri ostacoli.

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[ru] Деш, Огаст

Огаст Джордж «Гас» Деш (англ. August Georg "Gus" Desch, 12 декабря 1898 — 14 ноября 1964) — американский легкоатлет, призёр Олимпийских игр.

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