Edward William Potts (July 12, 1881 – September 14, 1944) was a British gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 London Olympics, he participated in the individual all-around competition and finished ninth.[1][2]
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1912 Stockholm | Team, european system |
At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, he was part of the British team which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system.[3] He was the winner of the Individual Gymnastic Championship of England in 1912. Among other successes, he won the German Gymnastic Society (GGS) Open Championship in 1907, 1908 and 1909 and was a member of their winning international team in 1909. He was also the winner of the Metropolitan and Southern Counties Amateur Gymnastic Association (MESCAGA) championship in 1910 and 1911.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Potts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Edward Potts". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Edward Potts Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, DatabaseOlympics, accessed March 2009
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