Category:Polo at the Olympics

Polo is considered the oldest mounted team sport, with a history reaching back centuries, when it was played in the plains of Asia, ancient Persia, China and India. Polo was on the Olympic program in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924 and 1936. With matchless team play and superb riding the Argentinian players light shirts ward off the attack of a Mexican horseman Polo Berlin Olympic Games 1936

OLYMPIC POLO GOLD MEDALLIST 1900-1936

Paris 1900 –Great Britain Capt The Hon John Beresford (later 5th Lord Decies) 7th Hussars, Foxhall Parker Keene, Denis St. George Daly, Frank Jay Mackey, Alfred Toby Rawlinson (later 3erd Baronet).

London 1908 – Great Britain Charles Darley Miller, George Arthur Miller, Patterson Wormersley Nickalls, Capt. Herbert Wilson DSO.

Antwerp 1920 – Great Britain Mayor Frederick “Rattle” Barret, Lt.Col Philip Teignmounth Melvin DSO, 17th sLancers Major Vivian Lockett, 17th Lancers Lord Wodehouse (later Earl of Kimberly).

Paris 1924 - Argentina Arturo Kenny, Jack Nelson, Capt. Enrique Padilla, John Miles.

Berlin- 1936 – Argentina (Beat Great Britain 11-0 in deciding match) Manuel Andrada, Andres Gazzoti, Roberto Cavanagh, Luis Duggan.