Bartolomé Castagnola
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Bartolomé Castagnola born June 16, 1970 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires Province
is an Argentine
polo
player with a 10-goal polo handicap
and ranked among the top twenty players. He is often referred to as Lolo.
. In 1988, he started playing polo abroad, when he went to San Diego with Marcelo Caset and won the San Diego Open.
Since then, he won the Sotogrande Gold Cup, the US Open, the USPA Gold Cup, the Queen’s Cup and the Hurlingham Open among other.
He participated 14 times in the Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
(Argentine Open), won 6 times and took part in the final another 3 times.
Castagnola played for La Martina, Ellerstina, Outback and Dubai
and played in Argentina, Spain, Dubai, United Kingdom and Australia. He founded the La Dolfina Polo Team
, together with Adolfo Cambiaso
, where he usually plays on position 4.
. He has three sons.
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player with a 10-goal polo handicap
Polo handicap
A polo handicap is a system created by Henry Lloyd Herbert, first president of the United States Polo Association, at the founding of the USPA in 1890 so teams could be more evenly matched when using players with varying abilities....
and ranked among the top twenty players. He is often referred to as Lolo.
Career
Bartolomé Castagnola started playing polo seriously, when he was 14 and his father took him to the La Martina Polo School, where he got to know Adolfo CambiasoAdolfo Cambiaso
Adolfo Cambiaso born April 15, 1975 in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 1. He is often referred to as Adolfito or Dolfi.-Early years:...
. In 1988, he started playing polo abroad, when he went to San Diego with Marcelo Caset and won the San Diego Open.
Since then, he won the Sotogrande Gold Cup, the US Open, the USPA Gold Cup, the Queen’s Cup and the Hurlingham Open among other.
He participated 14 times in the Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo is the most important international polo championship at club level, that has taken place every year since 1893 at the Catedral del Polo in Palermo barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was known as the River Plate Polo Championship between 1893-1923, and as...
(Argentine Open), won 6 times and took part in the final another 3 times.
Castagnola played for La Martina, Ellerstina, Outback and Dubai
Dubai Polo Team
The Dubai Polo Team is a successful high goal polo team based in Windsor. The Teams Patron Ali Albwardy also owns the Desert Palm Polo Club in Dubai. Adolfo Cambiaso is a regular player on the Dubai team along side Ali's sons Tariq and Rashid. Other prominent players to have been on the team...
and played in Argentina, Spain, Dubai, United Kingdom and Australia. He founded the La Dolfina Polo Team
La Dolfina Polo Team
The La Dolfina Polo Team was founded by Adolfo Cambiaso and Bartolomé Castagnola in 1997 and is one of the more successful polo teams in Argentina of the present. The other team members since 2005 are Lucas Monteverde and Mariano Aguerre....
, together with Adolfo Cambiaso
Adolfo Cambiaso
Adolfo Cambiaso born April 15, 1975 in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 1. He is often referred to as Adolfito or Dolfi.-Early years:...
, where he usually plays on position 4.
Marriage
Bartolomé is married to Camila Cambiaso, sister of Adolfo CambiasoAdolfo Cambiaso
Adolfo Cambiaso born April 15, 1975 in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires Province is an Argentine polo player with a 10-goal handicap. Currently, he is ranked number 1. He is often referred to as Adolfito or Dolfi.-Early years:...
. He has three sons.