Thomas Potter

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameThomas Fuller•Potter
Used nameThomas•Potter
Born5 December 1865 in Paris, ParisFRA
Died3 July 1948 (aged 82 years 6 months 29 days) in New York, New YorkUSA
NOCFranceFRA
Nationality United States

Biography

Born in Paris to American parents, Thomas Potter refereed two rugby matches at the 1900 Paris Olympics. A top sprinter as a youth, he became known as a rugby player first with Racing Club de France and then with l’Olympique. Potter was from a prominent family who lived in Charleston, South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; and Princeton, New Jersey before moving to Paris shortly before his birth. He eventually returned to the USA and died in New York City in 1948.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role Nationality As
1900 Summer Olympics Rugby (Rugby) FRA USA Thomas Potter
Rugby, Men (Olympic) Match #1 Union des Sociétés Français de Sports Athletiques — Frankfurt Club Referee
Rugby, Men (Olympic) Match #2 Union des Sociétés Français de Sports Athletiques — Moseley Wanderers Referee

Olympic family relations