Polo at the Summer Olympics

Polo at the Summer Olympics
Polo at the Summer Olympics
IOC Code	POL
Governing body	FIP
Events	1 (men)
Summer Olympics
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024; 2028;
	Medalists;

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 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

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

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host	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

Sources:^[4]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	3	1	6
2	Argentina (ARG)	2	0	0	2
3	Mixed team (ZZX)	1	1	2	4
4	United States (USA)	0	1	1	2
5	Spain (ESP)	0	1	0	1
6	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	6	5	16

Teams by nation

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

References

^ Fetters, Ashley (July 20, 2012). "Lost Sports of the Summer Olympics". The Atlantic. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[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.

[polobuenosaires2018-3] "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.

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