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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

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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 different teams. There was no playoff for third place.

1 Participating nations
2 Results
3 Rosters
4 Medal table
5 Notes
6 References

Participating nations [edit]

A total of 20 players from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Results [edit]

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	—

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

Rosters [edit]

Foxhunters Hurlingham [edit]

BLO Polo Club Rugby [edit]

Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris [edit]

Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze (FRA)
Frederick Agnew Gill (GBR)
Maurice Raoul-Duval^[1] (FRA)
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (FRA)

Mexico [edit]

Compiègne Polo Club [edit]

Medal table [edit]

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
1	Mixed team (ZZX)	1	1	1	3
2	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1

Notes [edit]

^ ^a ^b Raoul-Duval played on two different teams.

References [edit]

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.

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