From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Potts (gymnast)
Edward Potts (gymnast)
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Bronze 1912 Stockholm Team, european system Persondata
Name Potts, Edward
Edward William Potts (born July 12, 1881 - died Septem-
Alternative names
ber 15, 1944) was a British gymnast who competed in
the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Short description
Olympics. Date of birth July 12, 1881
In the 1908 London Olympics he participated in the
Place of birth
individual all-around competition and finished ninth.
In the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he was part of the Date of death September 15, 1944
British team which won the bronze medal in the gymnas- Place of death
tics men’s team, European system.[1]
He was the winner of the Individual Gymnastic Cham-
pionship of England in 1912.
Among other successes, he won the German Gymnas-
tic Society (GGS) Open Championship in 1907, 1908 and
1909 and was a member of their winning international
team in 1909. He was also winner of the Metropolitan
and Southern Counties Amateur Gymnastic Association
(MESCAGA) championship in 1910 and 1911.
References
[1] Edward Potts, DatabaseOlympics, accessed March
2009
• Edward William Potts
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• 1881 births
• 1944 deaths
• British gymnasts
• Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
• Olympic gymnasts of Great Britain
• Olympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
• Olympic medalists in gymnastics
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