Polo
Facts
| Discipline of | Polo |
|---|---|
| Participants | 87 |
| NOCs | 9 |
| Competitions held | 5 (Venues) |
| Distinct events | 2 |
| IF | Federation of International Polo |
Description
Polo has been contested at the Olympic Games in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, and 1936, but never managed to attract a large field of competing nations. In 1936 two of the five competing teams were so weak, that they were not given the chance to compete for the gold, and could at most earn a bronze medal. The Federation of International Polo (FIP) was formed on 25 November 1985 in Buenos Aires, with eleven founding members: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Zimbabwe. The FIP is an International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized federation and of the its main goals is to restore its Olympic status, but the sport’s exclusivity makes that unlikely. As of 2020 the FIP has more than 90 members.
All-time medal table
Olympic Games
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |  GBR |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| United States |  USA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain |  ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed team |  MIX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
Most successful competitors
Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack, Lord Wodehouse | GBR IRL |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Frederick Barrett | GBR IRL |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Manuel Andrada | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guillermo Naylor | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Cavanagh | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Duggan | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrés Gazzotti | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arturo Kenny | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Miles | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Nelson | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enrique Padilla | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Beresford | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Daly | GBR IRL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Foxhall Keene | GBR USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mackey | GBR USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Melvill | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Miller | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Miller | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patteson Nickalls | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vivian Lockett | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Rawlinson | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Herbert Wilson | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Youth Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|
Event types
| Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | Mixed Youth | 1 | |
| Polo | Men | 5 |