Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested. Matches were held on 28 May, 31 May, and 2 June. Five teams competed. Most of the teams were of mixed nationality, with British athletes competing on three different teams. There was no playoff for third place.
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[edit] Medal summary
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Foxhunters Hurlingham Great Britain (GBR) United States (USA) |
BLO Polo Club Rugby Great Britain (GBR) United States (USA) |
Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris France (FRA) Great Britain (GBR) Mexico Mexico (MEX) |
[edit] Results
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
28 May 1900 | 31 May 1900 | 2 June 1900 | |||||||
Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) | 10 | ||||||||
Compiègne Polo Club (FRA) | 0 | ||||||||
Foxhunters | 6 | ||||||||
Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris (FRA/GBR) | 4 | ||||||||
None | — | ||||||||
None | — | ||||||||
Foxhunters | 3 | ||||||||
Rugby | 1 | ||||||||
None | — | ||||||||
None | — | ||||||||
BLO Polo Club Rugby (GBR/USA) | 8 | ||||||||
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | ||||||||
None | — | ||||||||
None | — | ||||||||
Place | Team | Nation |
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1 | Foxhunters Hurlingham | Great Britain United States |
2 | BLO Polo Club Rugby | Great Britain United States |
3 | Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris | France Great Britain |
Mexico | Mexico | |
5 | Compiègne Polo Club | France |
[edit] Rosters
[edit] Foxhunters Hurlingham
- John Beresford (GBR)
- Denis St. George Daly (GBR)
- Foxhall Parker Keene (USA)
- Frank MacKey (USA)
- Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet (GBR)
[edit] BLO Polo Club Rugby
- Walter Buckmaster (GBR)
- Frederick Freake (GBR)
- José de Madre (ESP)
- Walter McCreery (USA)
[edit] Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris
- Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze (FRA)
- Frederick Agnew Gill (GBR)
- Maurice Raoul-Duval[1] (FRA)
- Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild (FRA)
[edit] Mexico
- Eustaquio de Escandón y Barrón
- Manuel de Escandón y Barrón, Marquis of Villavieja
- Pablo de Escandón y Barrón
- Guillermo Hayden Wright
[edit] Compiègne Polo Club
- Louis de Bissacia
- Jean Boussod
- André Fauquet-Lemaître
- Maurice Raoul-Duval[1]
[edit] Medal table
The United States and Great Britain shared both the gold and the silver medals. Great Britain and France shared one of the bronze medals, while Mexico took the other bronze by itself.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1[2] | 1[2] | 1[2] | 3 |
2 | United States (USA) | 1[2] | 1[2] | 0 | 2 |
3 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1[2] | 1 |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Raoul-Duval played on two different teams.
- ^ a b c d e f This medal was won as part of a mixed team.
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Polo 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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