Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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| Men's polo at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | May 28–June 2 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 and French athletes competing on three teams. There was no playoff for third place.
Participating nations
A total of 20 players from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games:
France (7)
Great Britain (6)
Mexico (4)
United States (3)
Results
| Quarterfinal | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
 Foxhunters Hurlingham (ZZX) | 10 | |||||||||
| 31 May | ||||||||||
 Compiègne Polo Club (FRA) | 0 | |||||||||
| Foxhunters Hurlingham (ZZX) | 6 | |||||||||
| Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris (ZZX) | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 June | ||||||||||
| Foxhunters Hurlingham (ZZX) | 3 | |||||||||
| BLO Polo Club (ZZX) | 1 | |||||||||
| 31 May | ||||||||||
| BLO Polo Club (ZZX) | 8 | |||||||||
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | |||||||||
Rosters
Foxhunters Hurlingham
- John Beresford (GBR)
- Denis St. George Daly (GBR)
- Foxhall Parker Keene (USA)
- Frank MacKey (USA)
- Alfred Rawlinson (GBR)
BLO Polo Club Rugby
Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris
- Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze (FRA)
- Frederick Agnew Gill (GBR)
- Maurice Raoul-Duval[1] (FRA)
- Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (FRA)
Mexico
- Eustaquio de Escandón (MEX)
- Manuel de Escandón (MEX)
- Pablo de Escandón (MEX)
- Guillermo Hayden Wright (MEX)
Compiègne Polo Club
- Armand de La Rochefoucauld, duc de Bisaccia (FRA)
- Jean Boussod (FRA)
- André Fauquet-Lemaître (FRA)
- Maurice Raoul-Duval[1] (FRA)
Medal table
Three out of the four medals were won by mixed teams. Great Britain had competitors on the gold, the silver and one of the bronze medal teams, the United States on the gold and the silver medal teams. France had players on the silver and one of the bronze medal teams, while Mexico took the other bronze by itself.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Notes
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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