Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Men's polo at the Games of the II Olympiad
Dates	May 28–June 2
Competitors	20 from 4 nations
Medalists
Foxhunters Hurlingham Mixed team BLO Polo Club Rugby Mixed team Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris Mixed team Mexico national polo team Mexico

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

Place	Team	Nation
	Foxhunters Hurlingham	Great Britain United States
	BLO Polo Club Rugby	Great Britain United States France
	Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris	France Great Britain
	Mexico	Mexico
5	Compiègne Polo Club	France

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)
• Walter McCreery (USA)
• Jean de Madre (FRA)

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
1	Mixed team (ZZX)	1	1	1	3
2	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (2 nations)		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.