Polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Polo at the Olympics

Men's polo
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Argentina polo team, gold medal winner
VenueChâteau de Bagatelle
Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Dates28 June – 12 July 1924
Competitors24 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain
← 1920
1936 →

A polo tournament was contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The competition ran from 28 June to 12 July at the Château de Bagatelle and the Saint-Cloud Racecourse, with five teams competing. Argentina won the gold medal, beating all four of the other nations in the country's Olympic polo debut. Silver went to the United States, which played in—and won—the first three games of the tournament before a close-played (6–5) loss to Argentina in game 6. Great Britain, the two-time defending champions, finished with bronze.[1]

Background

This was the fourth time that polo was played at the Olympics; the sport had previously appeared in 1900, 1908, and 1920 and would appear again in 1936. Each time, the tournament was for men only.[1]

Argentina and the United States were favored; the two teams were recognized as the top two polo nations in the world but had never faced each other before.[1]

Argentina made its debut in polo in 1924. Great Britain made its fourth appearance; it was the only nation to compete in all five editions of the Olympic polo tournament. The United States made its third appearance, while France and Spain each made their second.

Competition format

For the first time, the polo tournament used a round-robin format. Each nation played each other nation once.[1]

Results

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD ARG USA GBR ESP FRA
1  Argentina 4 4 0 46 14 +32 6–5 9–5 16–2 15–2
2  United States 4 3 1 43 11 +32 5–6 10–2 15–2 13–1
3  Great Britain 4 2 2 33 24 +9 5–9 2–10 10–3 16–2
4  Spain 4 1 3 22 42 −20 2–16 2–15 3–10 15–1
5  France 4 0 4 6 59 −53 2–15 1–13 2–16 1–15
Source: Olympedia
United States13–1France
United States15–2Spain
United States10–2Great Britain
Argentina16–2Spain
Great Britain16–2France
Argentina6–5United States
Great Britain10–3Spain
Argentina9–5Great Britain
Spain15–1France
Argentina15–2France

Rosters

Argentina
France
  • Pierre de Chapelle
  • Hubert de Monbrison
  • Charles de Polignac
  • Jules Macaire
  • Jean Pastré
Great Britain
Spain
United States

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Polo, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Polo at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish).
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