Great Olympians

Biographies - POT

Krzysztof Potaczek

B. 1958-04-23, Nysa, Poland
Gymnastics

	1980	HP
Men's Individual combined	QU:63rd	-8.26
		0.00000000256

Kharalambos Potamianos

B. 1907, Argostoli, Greece
Sailing

	1948	HP
Two-Person Keelboat (Star)	10th	125
		125

Aleksandr Yakovlevich Potapov

B. 1944-05-05, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2011-09-18
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	fourth	2000
		2000

Vasily Fyodorovich Potapov

B. 1955-03-04, Shemelka, Tatarstan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Eights	7th	200
		200

Viktor Yakovlevich Potapov

B. 1947-03-29, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2017-12-10
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	bronze			8624
Two Person Dinghy (470)		fourth
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)			fourth
				8624

Vallop Potaya

B. 1942-04-01, represented Thailand
Archery

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	35th	-2.15
		0.0015

Romain Poté

B. 1935-12-01, Wetteren, Belgium; D. 2010-05-06
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:5th	0.00012
Men's 200 metres	R1:39th	0.00016
Men's Long Jump	QU:38th	0.00038
		0.00066

Vladimir Potekin

Olympic Competitor nr 5417

1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - 36th
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - 32nd

Leopold Potesil

B. 1933-05-13, from Wien, represented Austria
Boxing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg)	R2		158.26
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)		R2	158.26
			158.26

Gerhardus Corneius "Gert" Potgieter

B. 1937-04-16, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	sixth	960
		960

Louis Potheau

Olympic Competitor nr 4587

1908-07-27-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race one - fourth
1908-07-28-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race two - second
1908-07-29-12:30 - Sailing - 6 Meter class, race three - second - final ranking third (1440)

Lucien Pothier

B. 1894, represented Belgium
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)	R4	1020
		1020

Pascal Potié

B. 1964-03-15, Seclin, France
Track Cycling

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	sixth	fourth	11th	1728
				1728

Adolf Potočar

B. 1932-08-18, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:3rd	10.88
		10.88

Jure Potočnik

B. 1949-07-02, Bled, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	1.718
		1.718

Edmund Czesław Potrzebowski

B. 1926-06-16, Chorzów, Poland; D. 2012-05-22
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:5th	17.2
Men's 1500 metres	R1:6th	0.0027
		17.2027

Rudolf Potsch

B. 1937-06-15, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	fourth	bronze	2080
			2080

Tomáš Pötsch

represented Czechoslovakia
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Ernest Pott

Olympic Competitor nr 3847

1908-07-15-15:45 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat four - first (Q)
1908-07-17-15:25 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), semifinals - third (615)
1912-07-08-19:00 - Diving - Men's Springboard (1 & 3m), qualifying - eighth (Q)
1912-07-09-19:40 - Diving - Men's Springboard (1 & 3m), final - sixth (640)

Karel Pott

B. 1904-08-20, Mozambique, then Portuguese, represented Portugal; D. 1953-12-16
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:5th	0.000000000078
		0.000000000078

He was not just born there, but continued to live and work in Mozambique until his death.

Maurice Pottecher

Olympic Competitor nr 4987

1912-03-01 - Art Competitions - Literature - AC (974)

Uwe Potteck

B. 1955-05-01, Wittenberge, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Shooting (1 gold)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Free Pistol	gold	16th			9769.6
Men's Free Pistol				9th	9769.6
					9769.6

Rainer Dieter Pottel

B. 1953-08-29, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	0.96
		0.96

Clarkson Potter

B. 1880-09-19, Kansas City, MO, USA; D. 1953-10-04
Golf

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	QU:48th	-5.24
		0.0000024

Olympic Competitor nr 2261

1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 48th

Cynthia Ann Potter

competed in 1976 as

Cynthia Potter-McIngvale

B. 1950-08-27, Houston, Texas, USA
Diving (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's Springboard	7th	bronze	2960
Women's Platform	QU:21st		0.64
			2960.64

Gordon Frederick Potter

B. 1906-11-26, Gananoque, Ont., Canada; D. 1971-06
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	10th	75
		75

Harry Potter

B. 1881-10-04, St. Louis, MO, USA; D. 1955-01-24
Golf (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Individual	R1	0.638
Men's Team	silver	750
		750.638

Olympic Competitor nr 2192

1904-09-17-10:00? - Golf - men, team - second (750)
1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 15th (Q)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round one - lost (0.638)

John Ferdinand Potter

B. 1910-01-12, Paris, France, lived in New York, represented the USA; D. 1991-06-04
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Foil, Team	SF:4th	82
		82

Jonathan Nicholas Mark "Jon" Potter

B. 1963-11-19, London, England, Great Britain
Hockey (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Team	bronze	gold	sixth	6000
				6000

L. G. Potter

represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep1	81
		81

Reginald P. "Reg" Potter

from Welvyn Garden City, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	R1:3rd	5.38
		5.38

Roger A. Potter

B. 1945-05-13, London, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	17th	5
		5

Stanley Arthur Potter

B. 1914-06-03, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1978-01-10
Sailing

	1952	1956	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	13th	7th	532
			532

Stanley E. Potter

B. 1915-04-30, from Gananoque, represented Canada; D. 1962-08
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Folding Kayak Doubles 10000m	10th	75
		75

Kerri-Ann Pottharst

B. 1965-06-25, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Beach Volleyball (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1996	2000	2004	HP
Women's Doubles	bronze	gold	9th	11265.94
				11265.94

Hans Potthof

B. 1911-01-24, Zug, Switzerland; D. 2003-03-29
Canoeing - Kayak Flatwater

	1936	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m	R1:6th	52
		52

Georges Pottier

represented France
Sailing

	1900	HP
1/2-1 ton class (1)	disq.	1.6
1/2-1 ton class (2)	dnf	1.6
		3.2

Olympic Competitor nr 474

1900-05-24-13:20? - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (1) - DQ (2.5)
1900-05-27-13:30 - Sailing - 1/2-1 ton class (2) - DNF (1.6)

Gustave Pottier

Olympic Competitor nr 3827

1908-07-15-15:15 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, France - fifth (187.5)

Léon Pottier

represented Belgium
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

Michel Pottier

B. 1948-01-12, Cambrai, France
Football

	1976	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Paul Pottier

B. 1956-04-11, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	9th		10th	130
				130

Josef Pöttinger

B. 1903-04-16, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany; D. 1970-07-09
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Allan Potts

B. 1904-05-14, New York, NY, USA; D. 1952-11-05
Speed Skating

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 500 m	R1:3rd	sixth	912
Men's 1500 m		32nd	0.004
			912.004

Edward Potts

Olympic Competitor nr 3614

1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - ninth (180)
1912-07-11-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - third (640)

John Henry Soulsby "Jack" Potts

B. 1906-09-17, Tanfield, England, Great Britain; D. 1987-04-25
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 10000 metres	dnf	0.01
		0.01

Reginald Potts

Olympic Competitor nr 6459

1912-07-11-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - third (640)
1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 32nd

Sylvia Mildred Potts

B. 1943-09-19, Palmerston North, New Zealand; D. 1999-08-31
Athletics

	1968	HP
Women's 800 metres	SF:6th	52
		52

Franz Potucek

B. 1927-05-28, Wien, Austria; D. 2001-11-14
Ice Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Jerzy Potulicki-Skórzewski

B. 1894-07-27, Kaltenleutgeben, Austria, represented Poland; D. 1950-08-15
Bobsleigh

	1928	HP
Men's Four/Five	17th	3
		3

Édouard Poty

Olympic Competitor nr 3262

1908-07-09-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day one
1908-07-10-10:00? - Shooting - Free Rifle, team, day two - fifth (187.5)

Jerzy Andrzej Potz

B. 1953-02-01, Łódż, Poland; D. 2000-01-27
Ice Hockey

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	sixth	sixth	QU:4th		10th	854
						854

Werner Potzernheim

B. 1927-03-08, Hamburg, Germany; D. 2014-04-22
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's Sprint	bronze	3840
		3840

Anett Pötzsch

B. 1960-09-03, Chemnitz (then Karl-Marx-Stadt), (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Figure Skating (1 gold)

1976 1980 HP

Women's Singles fourth gold 12000

12000

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Singles	fourth	gold	12000
			12000

Written 2002-08-25 - last modified 2024-06-18

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