Beth Potter
@beth_potter
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WORLD CHAMPION 🌎 🏆 Olympian
Leeds/London
Joined January 2011
Good things come in 2s...and 3s (🏊🚴🏃) Delighted to be selected to represent Scotland at my 2nd CWG and this time in Triathlon. Hoping to do the double on track as well 😁 @scottishtri @scotathletics @Team_Scotland
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"Don't let anyone tell you you're too old." ❤️ An emotional @beth_potter speaks to @RachStringer after winning bronze 🥉👏
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.. I remember Beth in the juniors in my former mentoring days & have so enjoyed her transition into the triathlon .. & now she is an Olympic medalist! 👏🏻🥉 @beth_potter And a S\O to golden boy @Lixsanyee ! 👏🏻🥇 .. rowing gold too! Anything else I’ve missed whilst travelling?!
An incredible bronze medal 🔥 Beth Potter finishes an amazing third in the women's triathlon and will be on the podium at the Paris Olympics 🥉 The Brit finished 34th for Great Britain over 10,000m at the Rio 2016 Games 🇬🇧 👉 https://t.co/rQkSz6HGmd
#Paris2024
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In today's @heraldscotland I speak to @beth_potter about the mental pros and cons that come with being world champion, how her life has changed and how she feels about going into the new season with a target on her back
heraldscotland.com
Beth Potter begins the 2024 season today in Abu Dhabi and as the world's number one female triathlete, there is no shortage of pressure upon her…
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⭐ SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR: BETH POTTER ⭐ Having switched sports from athletics just 6 years ago, @beth_potter rounded off the year by becoming the first Scottish triathlete to win the World Triathlon Championship Series. #SWISAwards2023 @sportscotland @scottishtri @brittri
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Coach Jack Maitland on Beth Potter’s rise from triathlon novice to World Champion
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Jack Maitland, how an epic triathlon journey began... @AliBrownleetri @jonny_brownlee @beth_potter @BritTri
https://t.co/wgJR4yxZBy
tri247.com
Quiet and unassuming, Jack Maitland is one of the most successful triathlon coaches that you've perhaps never heard of...
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Shortlisted! @beth_potter and the @AberfeldyTri are on the shortlist for the #ScottishSportsAwards23 🏴👇
📢#ScottishSportsAwards23 finalist announcement! Find out which athletes, coaches, clubs, schools and community heroes made the shortlist for the awards on 7 December: https://t.co/erkeGsjdYg
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In today’s @heraldscotland I speak to newly crowned world triathlon champion, @beth_potter, about her remarkable rise through the sport, the emotions of a season which ended in the best way possible and going into 2024 as an Olympic favourite
heraldscotland.com
Beth Potter became world triathlon champion just under two weeks ago after a remarkable rise through a sport she only began six-and-a-half years…
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New @worldtriathlon world champion @beth_potter has a world-class support team in place in Leeds to help her fulfil her potential - including a double Olympic gold medallist. https://t.co/UKRnXE0Egq
220triathlon.com
The new world triathlon champion believes the input she’s had from double-Olympic gold medallist Alistair has played a leading hand in getting her to the top of the swim, bike, run world
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Not a bad day of sport for British Women! 🇬🇧 @charliepurdue moves to 2nd UK All-time in the marathon with 2.22 and @beth_potter becomes World Champion in triathlon! 👑 HEROES! 🤩
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This is quite funky. @davtbutler using his computer science skills to analyse every World Series race since inception in 2009 & highlighting the changing demands of what it takes to reach the podium. One for any data geeks. https://t.co/zO9IO9Bcng
triathlete.com
Is it all in the run? Do you have to be a front-pack swimmer? One expert dives into the changing face of elite-level racing to see what will be required to win gold at the 2024 Games.
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Katie Archibald: “I need to clean Rab’s road bike because it’s covered in energy drink and the tyres are flat but I just can’t touch it.” In today’s @heraldscotland
https://t.co/7rLtO3E4Ud
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Every World Championship matters to elite athletes. But never has a World Championships mattered more to an individual than this one does to…
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One year on... 😍 3️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ days since this great moment at #Birmingham2022 when @beth_potter brought home the first medal for @Team_Scotland 🏴🥉 #GreatExperiences #SwimBikeRun
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What it took for Great Britain's Beth Potter to win WTCS gold in '23 #WTCSMontreal 🥇! #Triathlon
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Chasing outcomes is often a recipe for disappointment. When you focus on the process, you can find success even if the outcome isn't what you expected. Do the small things each day & you'll develop better habits that will help you reach your goal in the long run.
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In today’s @heraldscotland I speak to @beth_potter on how she builds on her biggest-ever win, pressure, pushing through the hard times and today’s World Series race in Italy
heraldscotland.com
For six years, since Beth Potter made the switch from athletics to triathlon, she’s been striving to reach the very top. There were, as she admits…
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Follow the 24-hour rule: Enjoy success or grieve the loss, but within 24 hours, get back to the work. After a poor performance, getting back to work silences the negative voice in your head. After a triumphant performance, getting back to work prevents complacency.
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According to research, when confidence is high in athletes, they: -Are able to focus on task at hand -Express more positive emotions -Body language changes -Sense of control increases -Tend to utilize positive coping strategies Put people in positions to build confidence
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