# Polo at the Summer Olympics

Polo was introduced in the Summer Olympics at the 1900 Games. It was contested in another four Olympics before being removed from the official programme after the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Polo declined in relative popularity around the time of World War II due at least in part to the logistical and financial difficulties of competing in the sport. In 1996, the International Olympic Committee voted to classify polo as a recognized sport.
Polo was accepted as a demonstration sport for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

## Events

| 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 |
| 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 |

## Tournaments

| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Year | Host | Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place |
| 1900 Details | Paris | Mixed team (Great Britain and United States) | 3-1 | Mixed team (Great Britain, United States and France) | Mixed team (Great Britain and France) Mixed team (United States and Mexico) | 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 |

## Medal table

Sources:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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) | Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |

## Teams by nation

| 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 |
| 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 | 5 |