Allan Matthew Potts (25 September 1934 – 8 May 2014) was a New Zealand athlete, athletics coach and administrator. He was the New Zealand 10-mile champion in 1964 and coached his wife, Sylvia, a middle-distance athlete of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the track and field coach for the New Zealand team at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and served as president of Athletics New Zealand from 2002 to 2003. In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Potts was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to athletics. References 1934 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Oamaru New Zealand male middle-distance runners New Zealand male long-distance runners New Zealand athletics coaches New Zealand sports executives and administrators Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit