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 | ||||||||||||
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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 teams. There was no playoff for third place.
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Participating nations
A total of 20 players from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games:
France (6)
Great Britain (7)
Mexico (4)
United States (3)
Results
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 28 May 1900 | 31 May 1900 | 2 June 1900 | |||||||
| Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) |
10 | ||||||||
| Compiègne Polo Club (FRA) |
0 | ||||||||
| Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) |
6 | ||||||||
| Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris (FRA/GBR) |
4 | ||||||||
| None | — | ||||||||
| None | — | ||||||||
| Foxhunters Hurlingham (GBR/USA) |
3 | ||||||||
| BLO Polo Club Rugby (GBR/USA) |
1 | ||||||||
| None | — | ||||||||
| None | — | ||||||||
| BLO Polo Club Rugby (GBR/USA) |
8 | ||||||||
| Mexico (MEX) |
0 | ||||||||
| None | — | ||||||||
| None | — | ||||||||
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
- Walter Buckmaster (GBR)
- Frederick Freake (GBR)
- Jean de Madre (GBR)
- Walter McCreery (USA)
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
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 |
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| 1 |  Mixed team (ZZX) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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].
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