Edward Potts (gymnast)
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Gymnastics | ||
 |
1912 Stockholm | Team, european system |
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]
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
External links
[edit]
-
Edward William Potts
.jpg)
  | This biographical article related to British artistic gymnastics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1881 births
- 1944 deaths
- British male artistic gymnasts
- English male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- People from Penge
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Bromley
- Gymnasts from London
- British artistic gymnast stubs