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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...

was introduced in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

. It was contested in another four Olympiads before being removed from the official programme after the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

Events

Event	96	00 Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics -Foxhunters Hurlingham:* John Beresford * Denis St. George Daly * Foxhall Parker Keene * Frank MacKey * Alfred Rawlinson -BLO Polo Club Rugby:* Walter Buckmaster * Frederick Freake * Jean de Madre...	04	08 Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested. It was the second time the sport had been featured at the Olympics, with 1900 being its first appearance....	12	20 Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, after not being contested at the 1912 Games.-Medalists:-Bracket:-References:...	24 Polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics -Results:-Rosters:Argentina* Arturo Kenny* Juan Miles* Guillermo Naylor* Juan Nelson* Enrique PadillaFrance* Pierre de Chapelle* Hubert de Monbrison* Charles de Polignac* Jules Macaire* Jean PastreGreat Britain...	28	32	36 Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after not being contested at the 1928 Games or 1932 Games. The 1936 tournament was the last time that the sport was contested at the Olympic Games.-Medalists:...	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

Medal table by nation

1	United Kingdom	3	4	2	9
2	Argentina	2	0	0	2
3	United States	1	3	0	4
4	Spain	0	1	0	1
5	Mexico	0	0	2	2
6	France	0	0	1	1

Players by nations

Event	96	00 Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics -Foxhunters Hurlingham:* John Beresford * Denis St. George Daly * Foxhall Parker Keene * Frank MacKey * Alfred Rawlinson -BLO Polo Club Rugby:* Walter Buckmaster * Frederick Freake * Jean de Madre...	04	08 Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested. It was the second time the sport had been featured at the Olympics, with 1900 being its first appearance....	12	20 Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, after not being contested at the 1912 Games.-Medalists:-Bracket:-References:...	24 Polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics -Results:-Rosters:Argentina* Arturo Kenny* Juan Miles* Guillermo Naylor* Juan Nelson* Enrique PadillaFrance* Pierre de Chapelle* Hubert de Monbrison* Charles de Polignac* Jules Macaire* Jean PastreGreat Britain...	28	32	36 Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after not being contested at the 1928 Games or 1932 Games. The 1936 tournament was the last time that the sport was contested at the Olympic Games.-Medalists:...	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	Years
Argentina		-		-		-	5			X
Belgium		-		-		4	-			-
France		6		-		-	5			-
United Kingdom		7		12		4	4			X
Germany		-		-		-	-			X
Hungary		-		-		-	-			X
Mexico		4		-		-	-			X
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

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