1936 Summer Olympics / Polo

Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Berlin
Competition venue	Maifeld
Nations	5
Athletes	21 (21 )
date	3rd-8th August 1936
decisions	1
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Game scene

The Argentine polo team

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
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

space	country	Athletes
1	ARG	Manuel Andrada Roberto Cavanagh Luis Duggan Andrés Gazzotti
2	GBR	David Dawnay Bryan Fowler Robert Hinde Humphrey Patrick Guinness
3	MEX	Juan Gracia Julio Mueller Antonio Nava Alberto Ramos
4th	HUN	Kálmán Bartalis István Bethlen Tivadar Dienes-Öhm Dezső Kovács Imre Szentpály
5	GER	Heinrich Amsinck Walter Bartram Arthur Köser Robert Miles Reincke

Web links

Commons : Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• 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)