- Jon Potter
Jonathan ("Jon") Nicholas Mark Potter (born
19 November 1963 inPaddington ,Greater London ) is a formerfield hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul . Four years earlier, at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles , he secured the bronze medal with his team.During this time, Potter won 234 caps for Great Britain (126) and England (108), scoring 41 international goals. He competed in three Olympics and in three World Cups, winning a silver medal in London (1986), in three European Cups, winning silver in Moscow (1987) and bronze in Paris (1991). With "GB" he also captured two
Champions Trophy medals – bronze in Karachi (1984) and silver in Perth (1985). With his club,Hounslow , he won the HA cup four times and League titles twice as well as leading them to European Cup Winners Cup victory in 1990. Potter retired from hockey in 1994. He is currently (2005) a boardmember of the English Hockey Federation.References
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=2421 British Olympic Committee]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/jon-potter-1.html sports-reference]
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