Polo at the Summer Olympics

Polo at the Summer Olympics
Governing body FIP
Events 1 (men)
Games
  • 1956
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Polo was introduced in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games. It was contested in another four Olympiads before being removed from the official programme after the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Polo declined in relative popularity around the time of World War II due at least in part to the logistical and financial difficulties of competing in the sport.[1] In 1996, the International Olympic Committee voted to classify polo as a recognized sport.[2]

Polo was accepted as a demonstration sport for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]

Events

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Men's tournamentXXXXX5
Events-1-1-11--1----------------1
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Tournaments

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold medalist Score Silver medalist Bronze medalist Score Fourth place
1900
Details
France
Paris
 Mixed team
(Great Britain and United States)
3-1  Mixed team
(Great Britain and United States)
 Mixed team
(Great Britain and France)
Mexico
Mexico
Round Robin
1908
Details
United Kingdom
London
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Round Robin United Kingdom
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Great Britain
only 3 teams
1920
Details
Belgium
Antwerp
United Kingdom
Great Britain
13-11 Spain
Spain
United States
United States
11-3 Belgium
Belgium
1924
Details
France
Paris
Argentina
Argentina
Round Robin United States
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Round Robin Spain
Spain
1936
Details
Germany
Berlin
Argentina
Argentina
11-0 United Kingdom
Great Britain
Mexico
Mexico
16-2 Hungary
Hungary

Medal table by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2316
2 Argentina (ARG)2002
3 Mixed team (ZZX)1113
4 United States (USA)0112
5 Spain (ESP)0101
6 Mexico (MEX)0022
Totals (6 nations)56516

Players by nations

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 Argentina---51
 Belgium--4--
 France6--5-
 Great Britain712442
 Germany----5
 Hungary----4
 Mexico4---3
 Spain--46-
 United States3-44-
Nations-4-1-45--5----------------
Year96000408122024283236485256606468727680848892960004085

See also

References

  1. Fetters, Ashley (July 20, 2012). "Lost Sports of the Summer Olympics". The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. Austen, Catherine (June 14, 2013). "Polo: Campaigners push for Olympic inclusion". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Polo en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud 2018". Asociación Argentina de Polo. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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