| Discipline of | Polo |
|---|---|
| Participants | 87 |
| NOCs | 9 |
| Competitions held | 5 (Venues) |
| Distinct events | 2 |
| IF | Federation of International Polo |
Polo has been contested at the Olympic Games in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, and 1936, but never managed to attract a large field of competing nations. In 1936, two of the five competing teams were so weak that they were not given the chance to compete for the gold, and could at most earn a bronze medal. At the Olympics, the sport was dominated by Great Britain, with eight medals and three golds. Jack, Lord Wodehouse and Frederick Barrett are the only Olympic polo players with two medals and one gold, both Irish men representing Great Britain.
The Federation of International Polo (FIP) was formed on 25 November 1982, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 11 founding members: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and Zimbabwe. The FIP is an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-recognized federation, and one of its main goals is to restore its Olympic status, but the sport’s exclusivity makes that unlikely. As of January 2026, the FIP has 86 national associations as members, classified by different membership status.
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |  GBR |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| United States |  USA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain |  ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mixed team |  MIX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack, Lord Wodehouse | GBR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Frederick Barrett | GBR IRL |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Manuel Andrada | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guillermo Naylor | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Cavanagh | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Duggan | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrés Gazzotti | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arturo Kenny | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Miles | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Nelson | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enrique Padilla | ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Beresford | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Daly | GBR IRL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Foxhall Keene | GBR USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mackey | GBR USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Melvill | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Miller | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Miller | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patteson Nickalls | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vivian Lockett | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Rawlinson | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Herbert Wilson | GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|
| Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo | Men | 13 | |
| Exhibition | Mixed Youth | 1 |
