| Polo at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC Code | POL |
| Governing body | FIP |
| Events | 1 (men) |
| Summer Olympics | |
Polo was introduced in theSummer Olympics at the1900 Games. It was contested in another four Olympics before being removed from the official programme after the1936 Summer Olympics.
Polo declined in relative popularity around the time ofWorld War II due at least in part to the logistical and financial difficulties of competing in the sport.[1] In 1996, theInternational Olympic Committee voted to classify polo as a recognized sport.[2]
Polo was accepted as ademonstration sport for the2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
| Event | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | Years |
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| Men's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Events | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 5 |
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
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| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1900 Details |  Paris |  Mixed team(Great Britain andUnited States) | 3-1 | Mixed team (Great Britain,United States andFrance) | Mixed team (Great Britain andFrance) Mixed team(United States andMexico) | Round Robin | — | ||
| 1908 Details |  London | Great Britain | Round Robin | Great Britain Great Britain | — | only 3 teams | — | ||
| 1920 Details |  Antwerp | Great Britain | 13-11 |  Spain |  United States | 11-3 | Belgium | ||
| 1924 Details | Paris |  Argentina | Round Robin | United States | Great Britain | Round Robin | Spain | ||
| 1936 Details |  Berlin | Argentina | 11-0 | Great Britain |  Mexico | 16-2 |  Hungary | ||
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Event | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
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| Argentina | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | - | - | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 6 | - | - | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Germany | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Year | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 5 |
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