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 The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 ...

and in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

. 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 Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

and died in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. 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 At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936, Wednesday, 12 February 1936, Thursday, 13 February 1936, and on Friday, 14 February 1936. Medal summary Medal winner ...

, 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

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Potts, Allan 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