A polo tournament was contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics in

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. The competition ran from 28 June to 12 July at the

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and the

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, with five teams competing. Argentina won the gold medal, beating all four of the other nations in the country's Olympic polo debut. Silver went to the United States, which played in—and won—the first three games of the tournament before a close-played (6–5) loss to Argentina in game 6. Great Britain, the two-time defending champions, finished with bronze.

Background

This was the fourth time that polo was played at the Olympics; the sport had previously appeared in 1900, 1908, and 1920 and would appear again in 1936. Each time, the tournament was for men only. Argentina and the United States were favored; the two teams were recognized as the top two polo nations in the world but had never faced each other before. Argentina made its debut in polo in 1924. Great Britain made its fourth appearance; it was the only nation to compete in all five editions of the Olympic polo tournament. The United States made its third appearance, while France and Spain each made their second.

Competition format

For the first time, the polo tournament used a round-robin format. Each nation played each other nation once.

Results

Rosters

; Argentina *

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* Guillermo Naylor *

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* Enrique Padilla ; France * Pierre de Chapelle * Hubert de Monbrison * Charles de Polignac * Jules Macaire * Jean Pastré ; Great Britain * Frederick W. Barrett * Dennis Bingham * Fred Guest * Kinnear Wise ; Spain *

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* Count of Velayos * Hernando Fitz-James * Leopoldo Saínz de la Maza * Justo San Miguel * Rafael Fernández, 2nd Duke of Santo Mauro ; United States * Elmer Boeseke * Tommy Hitchcock, Jr. * Fred Roe * Rodman Wanamaker

References

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Men's events at the 1924 Summer Olympics