Beth Potter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 27 December 1991 Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Coached by | Mick Woods |
Beth Potter (born 27 December 1991) is a British long-distance runner. She competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Early life
Potter was born in Scotland and grew up in Bearsden, where she ran for Victoria Park Glasgow.[1] Her father, Alex, is also a competative runner and her sister, Sarah, is a running coach.[1][2] At a young age Potter was a competative swimmer.[3] She attended Loughborough University.[4] Potter moved to London for postgraduate training at Saint Mary's University.[1]
Career
Running career
Potter began competing as a runner in 2004. In 2008, she placed first at the Scottish Under-15 Championships in cross country and in the 1500m distance in track. She finished 36th in Under 20 cross-country at the World Championships in 2010.[5]
Coming back from an injury, Potter placed 18th at the under 23 European Championships in 2013.[6] Potter began training with coach Mick Woods who convinced her not to quit running.[7] Potter was more successful in 2014 competing at the senior level, representing Scotland at Glasgow where she finished 9th in the 5,000m and 5th at the 10,000m distance.[7][5] The next year she had a disappointing 2015 season due to illness.[6]
Potter qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She secured her place qualifying as the second British woman in the women's 10,000m behind Jess Andrews.[8] Leading up to the Olympics, Potter trained with fellow Scot Steph Twell.[1] Potter also worked with a sports psychologist weekly in an effort to overcome her difficulty managing stress.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 10,000 metres, finishing 34th.[9][10]
She is sponsored by New Balance.
Teaching career
In addition to training as a runner, as of 2016 Potter also teaches physics in west London.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Forsyth, Paul. "Potter trusts in magical mix of power and perseverance" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-18 – via scottishathletics.org.
- ^ "Rio Olympian visits Victoria Park AC in Glasgow". 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "Beth Potter – secures 10,000m Commonwealth Standard for Scotland days after claiming BUCS 5K title ‹ TrackField97.com". www.trackfield97.com. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ "Famously Connected: Beth Potter". The Community Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ a b "Beth Potter - scotstats". www.scotstats.net. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ a b c Egelstaff, Susan (2016-06-11). "Athletics: Joy of reaching Rio still sinking in for 10,000 metres runner Beth Potter". The National. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ a b Woods, Mark. "Beth Potter's strongwoman tactics". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "Beth Potter delighted with second and Rio 10,000m berth". BBC Sport. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ "Beth Potter". rio2016.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
External links
- Beth Potter at European-Athletics.org
- Beth Potter on Twitter