Equestrian polo competitions in the framework of the 1924 Summer Olympics were held from June 28 to July 12 on the sidelines of a country club in Saint-Cloud and in Bagatel Park in the Bois de Boulogne . The competition was attended by five teams that played medals in a one-round tournament . Argentina won the gold medal, becoming the first Olympic champion in this kind of program. The matches of the tournament were attended by 24,239 spectators [1] .
| Polo at the VIII Olympic Games | |||||||
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| Location | Bois de Boulogne , Saint-Cloud | ||||||
| Dates | June 28 - July 12 | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Medalists
- 2 Competition Results
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Men | Argentina Arturo Kenny Juan Miles Guillermo Naylor Juan Nelson Enrique Padilla | USA Elmer Bosque Frederick Rowe Rodman Wanamaker Tommy Hitchcock | United Kingdom Frederick Barrett Dennis Bingham Frederick Guest Percival Wise |
Competition Results
| one | Argentina | 6: 5 | 9: 5 | 16: 2 | 15: 2 | |
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| 2 | USA | 5: 6 | 10: 2 | 15: 2 | 13: 1 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 5: 9 | 2:10 | 10: 3 | 16: 2 | |
| four | Spain | 2:16 | 2:15 | 3:10 | 15: 1 | |
| 5 | France | 2:15 | 1:13 | 2:16 | 1:15 |
| Teams | AT | P | 3 | ETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | four | 0 | 46 | fourteen |
| USA | 3 | one | 43 | eleven |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 33 | 24 |
| Spain | one | 3 | 22 | 42 |
| France | 0 | four | 6 | 59 |
Notes
- ↑ LES JEUX DE LA VIII OLYMPIADE RAPPORT OFFICIEL (Fr.) (pdf). la84.org pp. 526-534. LA84 FOUNDATION. Date of access May 21, 2018. Archived on September 12, 2016.