| Date | 28 June – 12 July 1924 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Saint-Cloud Country Club, Saint-Cloud / Polo de Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne | |
| Participants | 24 from 5 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin tournament. | |
Five teams entered the 1924 Olympic polo tournament, but the favorites were Argentina and the United States. They had never met in an international match but, as the world’s top polo nations, would later begin a series of matches, the Cup de las Americas. The US was led by Tommy Hitchcock, a 10-goal player from 1922-1940, and supported by Elmer Boeseke, who would later attain 10-goal status briefly in 1934. Also on the US team was Rod Wanamaker, the grandson of the founder of the Wanamaker Department Store chain.
The tournament was a round-robin, but it came down to the USA-Argentina match. The US was leading early on, but Argentina tied the match in the final minutes, and then Juan Miles scored a goal in the final chukka to give Argentina a 6-5 victory.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |  ARG | Gold | |||||
| Arturo Kenny • Guillermo Naylor • Jack Nelson • Enrique Padilla • Juan Miles • Alfredo Peña (DNS) | ||||||||
| 2 | United States |  USA | Silver | |||||
| Elmer Boeseke 1 • Tommy Hitchcock 2 • Fred Roe 3 • Rod Wanamaker 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Great Britain |  GBR | Bronze | |||||
| Freddie Guest • Denis Bingham • Frederick Barrett • Percival Wise | ||||||||
| 4 | Spain |  ESP | ||||||
| Luis, Conde de Figueroa • Justo San Miguel • Hernando, Duque de Peñaranda de Duero • Álvaro, Marqués de Figueroa • Rafael, Duque Santo Mauro • Leopoldo, Conde Sainz de la Maza | ||||||||
| 5 | France |  FRA | ||||||
| Pierre de Jumilhac • Jean, Comte Pastré • Jules Macaire • Hubert, Comte de Monbrison • Charles, Comte de Polignac | ||||||||
| Date | 28 June – 12 July 1924 |
|---|---|
| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | ARG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 46-14 | ||
| 2 | United States | USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 43-11 | ||
| 3 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33-24 | ||
| 4 | Spain | ESP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22-42 | ||
| 5 | France | FRA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5-59 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Jun 17:00 | United States | USA | 13 – 1 | France | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 01 Jul 17:00 | United States | USA | 15 – 2 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 03 Jul 17:00 | United States | USA | 10 – 2 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #4 | 04 Jul 17:00 | Argentina | ARG | 16 – 2 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #5 | 05 Jul 17:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 16 – 2 | France | FRA | |
| Match #6 | 06 Jul 17:00 | Argentina | ARG | 6 – 5 | United States | USA | |
| Match #7 | 07 Jul 17:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 10 – 3 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #8 | 09 Jul 19:00 | Argentina | ARG | 9 – 5 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #9 | 10 Jul 17:00 | Spain | ESP | 15 – 1 | France | FRA | |
| Match #10 | 12 Jul 17:00 | Argentina | ARG | 15 – 2 | France | FRA |
