Polo at the Summer Olympics

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Polo was introduced in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games. It was contested in another four Olympics before being removed from the official programme after the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Polo at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodePOL
Governing bodyFIP
Events1 (men)
Summer Olympics
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
  • 2024
  • 2028

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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Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Men's tournament X X X X X 5
Events - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 5

Tournaments

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

Medal table by nation

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Sources:[4]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain (GBR)2316
2  Argentina (ARG)2002
3  Mixed team (ZZX)1124
4  United States (USA)0112
5  Spain (ESP)0101
6  Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (6 entries)56516

Teams by nation

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Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
  Argentina - - - 5 1
  Belgium - - 4 - -
  France 6 - - 5 -
  Great Britain 7 12 4 4 2
  Germany - - - - 5
  Hungary - - - - 4
  Mexico 4 - - - 3
  Spain - - 4 6 -
  United States 3 - 4 4 -
Nations - 4 - 1 - 4 5 - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 5

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Polo en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud 2018". Asociación Argentina de Polo. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.