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 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.
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain |
1[1] | 1[1] | 1[1] | 3 |
| 2 |  United States |
1[1] | 1[1] | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  France |
0 | 0 | 1[1] | 1 |
 Mexico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's polo | / Foxhunters Hurlingham Great Britain / United States |
/ BLO Polo Club Rugby Great Britain / United States |
/ Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris France / Great Britain
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[edit] Events
[edit] Men's polo
| 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 |
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| 5 | Compiègne Polo Club | France |
| 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 | — | ||||||||
[edit] Rosters
[edit] Foxhunters Hurlingham
- John Beresford (GBR)
- Denis St. George Daly (GBR)
- Foxhall Parker Keene (USA)
- Frank Mackay (USA)
- Alfred Rawinson (GBR)
[edit] BLO Polo Club Rugby
- Walter Buckmaster (GBR)
- Frederick Freake (GBR)
- José de Madre (GBR)
- Walter McCreery (USA)
[edit] Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris
- Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze (FRA)
- Frederick Agnew Gill (GBR)
- Maurice Raoul-Duval[2] (FRA)
- Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild (FRA)
[edit] Mexico
- Eustaquio de Escandón y Barrón
- Manuel de Villavieja Escandón y Barrón
- Pablo de Escandón y Barrón
- Guillermo Hayden Wright
[edit] Compiègne Polo Club
- Louis de Bissacia
- Jean Boussod
- A. Fauquet-Lemaître
- Maurice Raoul-Duval[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f This medal was won as part of a mixed team.
- ^ a b Raoul-Duval played on two different teams.
[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.
| Events at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Polo • Rowing • Rugby union • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo |
| Polo at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928−1932 • 1936 See also: List of Olympic medalists in polo |
