Discontinued Olympic Sports
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Polo
Polo was on the Olympic program five times, in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924 and 1936. In the final game played at the Olympic level in 1936, Argentina won gold in front of a crowd of 45,000 people
Results
The best all-time performing polo player at the Olympic Games is British rider John Wodehouse who won a silver in 1908 and gold in 1920. See more on the Greatest Polo Competitors at the Olympics.
1900In the final, Final Foxhunters beat Rugby 3-1
1908
1920In the final Great Britain defeated Spain 13-11
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1924Argentina won every one of their four games.
1936In the final, Argentina beat Great Britain 11-0. In the playoff for 3rd and fourth, Mexico beat Hungary 16-2.
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Related Pages
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