Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after not being contested at the 1928 Games or 1932 Games. The 1936 tournament was the last time that the sport was contested at the Olympic Games.
Medalists
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows also only these players as medalists. They all played at least one match during the tournament. The reserve players are not listed as medalists.
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter one team of 8 players and they all were eligible for participation.
A total of 21(*) polo players from 5 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
Argentina (4 - from a squad of 7).svg.png.webp)
Germany (4 - from a squad of 6)
Great Britain (4 - from a squad of 6).svg.png.webp)
Hungary (5 - from a squad of 8).svg.png.webp)
Mexico (4 - from a squad of 6)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
Only a few reserve players are known.
IOC also invited the United States and India.
Results
Competition was scheduled with different ways for "strong teams" and "weak teams"
Strong teams division:
August 3: Great Britain - Mexico 13-11
August 5: Argentina - Mexico 15-5
August 7 (FINAL): Argentina - Great Britain 11-0
Weak teams division:
August 4: Hungary - Germany 8-8
replay, August 6: Hungary - Germany 16-6
Third place match
August 8: Mexico - Hungary 16-2
Summary
| Place | Nation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) Luis Duggan Roberto Cavanagh Andrés Gazzotti Manuel Andrada Enrique J. Alberdi Diego Cavanagh Juan Nelson Juan Jose Reynal |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) Bryan Fowler William Hinde David Dawnay Humphrey Guinness |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) Juan Gracia Julio Mueller Antonio Nava Alberto Ramos Alfinio Flores Miguel Zabalgoitia Antonio Pérez Ortega |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) Kálmán Bartalis István Bethlen Tivadar Dienes-Öhm Dezső Kovács Imre Szentpály |
| 5 | Germany (GER) Heinrich Amsinck Walter Bartram Arthur Köser Robert Miles Reincke Erich Ottens |
