Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Jonathan Nicholas Mark "Jon"•Potter |
Used name | Jon•Potter |
Born | 19 November 1963 in Paddington, England (GBR) |
Measurements | 173 cm / 70 kg |
Affiliations | Hounslow Hockey Club, London (GBR) |
NOC | Great Britain |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 2 |
As a 20-year-old geography student at Southampton University, Jon Potter was the youngest member of the team which won the bronze medals at the 1984 Olympics. After graduating, Potter joined Hounslow and at the Seoul Olympics played at centre-half in every match, scoring once in Britain’s 3-0 win over India. Potter won silver medals at the 1986 World Cup and the 1987 European Cup and played 69 times for England and 84 times for Great Britain.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1984 Summer Olympics | Hockey | GBR | Jon Potter | |||
Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 3 | Bronze | |||
1988 Summer Olympics | Hockey | GBR | Jon Potter | |||
Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 1 | Gold | |||
1992 Summer Olympics | Hockey | GBR | Jon Potter | |||
Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 6 |