Personal information | |
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Birth name | Geoffrey Potts |
Born | 1947 |
Died | 28 October 2017 |
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Club |
Durham University BC Tees RC Durham ARC |
Geoffrey Potts (1947 – 28 October 2017) was a British lightweight rower. [1]
He was educated at Durham School, where he competed for the Durham School Boat Club. [2] He rowed with Durham University Boat Club from 1968 to 1970 and later earned a postgraduate degree in Management from Durham University in 1975. [2]
Potts rowed for Great Britain in the lightweight single sculls at the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he finished 4th overall, missing out on a medal in a photo finish. [3] [4]
He won a silver medal at the 1972 British Rowing Championships when rowing for the Durham Amateur Rowing Club. [3]
Potts died suddenly from a cardiac arrest during a coaching session on 28 October 2017. He had received a pacemaker as a young man due to a heart condition. [2]
Personal information | |
---|---|
Birth name | Geoffrey Potts |
Born | 1947 |
Died | 28 October 2017 |
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Club |
Durham University BC Tees RC Durham ARC |
Geoffrey Potts (1947 – 28 October 2017) was a British lightweight rower. [1]
He was educated at Durham School, where he competed for the Durham School Boat Club. [2] He rowed with Durham University Boat Club from 1968 to 1970 and later earned a postgraduate degree in Management from Durham University in 1975. [2]
Potts rowed for Great Britain in the lightweight single sculls at the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he finished 4th overall, missing out on a medal in a photo finish. [3] [4]
He won a silver medal at the 1972 British Rowing Championships when rowing for the Durham Amateur Rowing Club. [3]
Potts died suddenly from a cardiac arrest during a coaching session on 28 October 2017. He had received a pacemaker as a young man due to a heart condition. [2]