Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Men's polo
at the Games of the II Olympiad
DatesMay 28–June 2
Competitors20 from 4 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
 

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.

Participating nations

A total of 20 players from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Results

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
28 May 1900 31 May 1900 2 June 1900
     
United KingdomUnited States Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) 10        
France Compiègne Polo Club (FRA) 0  
United KingdomUnited States Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) 6
  FranceUnited Kingdom Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris (FRA/GBR) 4  
None
None  
United KingdomUnited States Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) 3
  United KingdomUnited States BLO Polo Club Rugby (GBR/USA) 1
None
None  
United KingdomUnited States BLO Polo Club Rugby (GBR/USA) 8
   Mexico (MEX) 0  
None
None  
Place Team Nation
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

Rosters

Foxhunters Hurlingham

BLO Polo Club Rugby

Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris

Mexico

Compiègne Polo Club

Medal table

Three out of the four medals were won by mixed teams. The United States and Great Britain had competitors on both the gold and the silver medal teams. Great Britain and France both had players on one of the bronze medal teams, while Mexico took the other bronze by itself.

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Mixed team (ZZX) 1 1 1 3
2  Mexico (MEX) 0 0 1 1

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Raoul-Duval played on two different teams.

References