At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested. Matches were held on 28 May, 31 May, and 2 June. Five club teams competed, with four mixed teams consisting of athletes of different nationality. British and French athletes competed together on three of the teams. In accordance with the attribution of team events at the 1900 Games, participation and medals were assigned based on the affiliation of the represented club rather than the nationalities of the individual competitors. No playoff for third place was held.
Background The "Olympic" polo tournament, or the "Grand Prix International d'Exposition", was one of multiple polo tournaments played in Paris in late May and early June 1900. It was the first time that polo was played at the Olympics; the sport would appear again in 1908, 1920, 1924, and 1936. Each time, the tournament was for men only.
Competition format The competition was a single elimination tournament, with no third place match. Teams did not have to consist of entirely players from a single nation at the time, with four of the five competing teams being mixed.
Further, players were apparently permitted to play for multiple teams during the same tournament: Maurice Raoul-Duval played for both Bagatelle and Compiègne.
Participating nations A total of 20 players from 4 nations competed at the Paris Games:
Results
Rank Team affiliation of club Nationalities of Athletes Foxhunters Hurlingham BLO Polo Club Rugby Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris North American Team 5 Compiègne Polo Club
Rosters Foxhunters Hurlingham
BLO Polo Club Rugby
Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris
North American Team
Compiègne Polo Club
Medal table
Notes
References
Sources De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Polo 1900". Accessed 25 February 2006. Available electronically at .
External links International Olympic Committee medal winners database