1936 Summer Olympics / Polo
Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
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venue | Berlin |
Competition venue | Maifeld |
Nations | 5 |
Athletes | 21 (21 ) |
date | 3rd-8th August 1936 |
decisions | 1 |
← Paris 1924 |
At the XI. A polo tournament was held for the last time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin . The venue was the Maifeld west of the Olympic Stadium .
The rules of the Hurlingham Polo Club in London were played . The only change in the regulations was changing sides after every goal. Seven chukkers of eight minutes each were played. The hope that the United States and the famous Indian team would also take part was not fulfilled.
The teams were divided according to their skill level. Argentina and Great Britain played with Mexico in the strong group and determined the final pairing. Germany and Hungary played one participant in the weak group for the game for 3rd place. Since the game between Hungary and Germany in the preliminary round remained a draw even after extra time, a repeat was scheduled. The team from Hungary clearly won this. Germany was represented by the only club that still exists today, the Hamburger Polo Club , founded in 1896 .
competition
Results
Preliminary round | |||
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August 3, 2:00 p.m. | Great Britain | Mexico | 13:11 |
August 4, 2:00 p.m. | Hungary | German Empire | 8: 8 a.d. |
August 5, 2:00 p.m. | Argentina | Mexico | 15: 5 |
August 6, 2:00 p.m. | Hungary | German Empire | 16: 6 |
3rd place match | |||
August 8, 2:00 p.m. | Mexico | Hungary | 16: 2 |
final | |||
August 7, 2:00 p.m. | Argentina | Great Britain | 11: 0 |
Final placements
Web links
- Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the 1936 Summer Games (PDF, 73.9 MB)