Allan Potts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American speed skater
Date of Birth: 14-May-1904
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 05-Nov-1952
Profession: speed skater
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Allan Potts
- 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.
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