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Jon Potter

Full name: Jonathan Nicholas Mark "Jon" Potter
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
Born: November 19, 1963 in Paddington, Greater London, Great Britain
Affiliations: Hounslow Hockey Club, London (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Hockey

Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

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.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Men's Hockey Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Men's Hockey Great Britain GBR 1 Gold
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Men's Hockey Great Britain GBR 6

Men's Hockey

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result GP G FG PCG PSG GC YC RC LCG
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Standings 3 1984-07-29 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Round Match 3/4 1 1984-08-11 GBR 3, AUS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Match #2 2 1984-08-09 FRG 1, GBR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #3 1 1984-07-30 GBR 2, KEN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #6 1 1984-08-01 GBR 3, CAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #8 1 1984-08-03 GBR 1, NZL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #11 1 1984-08-05 GBR 4, NED 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Summer 20 Los Angeles Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #13 1T 1984-08-07 PAK 0, GBR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Standings 1 1988-09-18 7 1 1 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Round Match 1/2 1 1988-10-01 GBR 3, FRG 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Match #2 1 1988-09-28 GBR 3, AUS 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #3 1T 1988-09-18 KOR 2, GBR 2 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #4 1 1988-09-20 GBR 3, CAN 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #9 2 1988-09-22 FRG 2, GBR 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #11 1 1988-09-24 GBR 3, URS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 Summer 24 Seoul Hockey Great Britain GBR Group B Match #14 1 1988-09-26 GBR 3, IND 0 1 1 0 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Standings 6 1992-07-26 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Round Match 5/6 2 1992-08-06 ESP 2, GBR 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Classification Round 5-8 Match #1 1 1992-08-05 GBR 3, NZL 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Group A Match #3 1 1992-07-26 GBR 2, EGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Group A Match #6 2 1992-07-28 GER 2, GBR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Group A Match #7 1 1992-07-30 GBR 3, IND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Group A Match #11 1 1992-08-01 GBR 2, ARG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 Summer 28 Barcelona Hockey Great Britain GBR Group A Match #13 2 1992-08-03 AUS 6, GBR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0