Allan Potts
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1904 |
| Died | November 5, 1952 (aged 48) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Sport | Speed skating |
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Allan W. Potts (May 14, 1904 – November 5, 1952) was an American National Indoor and Outdoor Champion speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Inducted May 18, 1967, at Detroit, Michigan, into The National Speedskating Hall of Fame and also once known as The Fastest Human.
He was born in Brooklyn and died in New York City.
In 1932 he participated in the 500 metres event but was eliminated in the heats.
Four years later he finished sixth in the Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics, set a world record in men's 500-metre shortly before the 1936 winter Olympics, and made the time of 42.4 seconds and 32nd in men's 1500-metre.
World records
[edit | edit source]| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 0.42,4 | January 18, 1936 | Norway Oslo |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
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- 1904 births
- 1952 deaths
- American male speed skaters
- Olympic speed skaters for the United States
- Speed skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- World record setters in speed skating
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Speed skaters from New York City
- 20th-century American sportsmen