Edward William Potts (July 12, 1881 – September 14, 1944) was a British gymnast who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. In the 1908 London Olympics he participated in the individual all-around competition and finished ninth. 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.Edward Potts
, DatabaseOlympics, accessed March 2009 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 winner of the Metropolitan and Southern Counties Amateur Gymnastic Association (MESCAGA) championship in 1910 and 1911.

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Image:Edward Potts (Gymnast).jpg, Edward William Potts 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 {{UK-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub