Russell Beatty competed for the New York AC and Columbia University in throwing events. His most successful year was 1911, when he was selected for the All-America College Team and the All-America Athletics Team in the shot put. In that same year, Beatty set an All-American College record in the shot put with 14.82 m. At the 1911 Canadian Championships, he won the shot put and placed second in the discus throw. Beatty occasionally competed in jumping events as well. In 1912, he was entered in standing jumps, shot put, and discus throw at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics but did not compete. He acted as captain of Columbia’s track and field team in the 1913/14 season and graduated in 1915. In his later life, Beatty lived in Pennsylvania together with his wife, Jean Harris.
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