Julian Hipwood (born 23 June 1946) is a British

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Biography

He was born and raised in

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.Ed Walczak, 'Ex-soccer star Julian Hipwood turned to polo', in ''

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/ref> He started his career playing

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and gradually moved on to polo. Both Julien Hipwood in 1981 and his brother Howard Hipwood in 1982 achieved a 9-goal Polo handicap. Only 55 players worldwide have been rated 9-goal by the United States Polo Association. He won the Barrantes Memorial Tournament and played on the winning team of many of Royal Palm Polo Club's 26-goal Sunshine League tournaments. In 1977–1978, he played with the

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team, alongside captain Jack Oxley and players Jamie Uihlein,

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, Juan Bautista Castilla, Lito Salanito and Tom Harris. In 1978, he was a finalist in the

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, the first Englishman to do so. He played on the Southern Hills team that won the 1980

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, but was sidelined due to an injury. From 1981 to 1984, he won the 30-goal World Cup five time. In 1996, he won the United States Polo Association Monty Waterbury Cup and Heritage Cup. He was also the captain of the England National team winning the

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six times, and the British Gold and Queen's Cups. He later reconverted to a polo coach. He has coached the UK teams of

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and London-based French businessman Jérôme Wirth. He also coached the

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team, which won the U.S. Open Championship in 2002. He lives in the United States. He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on 12 February 2010. His daughter Accalia Hipwood is a radio presenter. Currently co-hosting the Radio 2 Breakfast show with Kenny & Accalia in Dubai.

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