Pablo de Escandón
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José Pablo Eustaquio Manuel Francisco de Escandón y Barrón (May 4, 1856 – March 31, 1929)[1][2] was a Mexican polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[3]
He was born in Mexico City and was the older brother of Manuel and Eustaquio.
In 1900 he was part of the Mexican polo team which won the bronze medal. He played together with his two brothers and Guillermo Hayden Wright.
That year's polo tournament had five teams competing, most with mixed nationalities, they were the , , , the eventual winners Foxhunters Hurlingham and the Mexican team (the only one without a team name).
Despite losing their only game against the BLO Polo Club Rugby, they were tied with the Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris, and as thens rules didn't stipulate a third place playoff, they were both awarded the third place, however, their bronze medal was not recognized until time later, as back then, the winners received a silver medal instead of the actual gold and it was the second place the one that received bronze, but when current rules were established, previous results were updated and the medals were officially awarded.[1]
References[]
- ^ Pablo de Escandón's profile at Geneanet
- ^ "HISTORIAS OLÍMPICAS: equipo de polo parís 1900". Comite Olimpico Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Pablo (1856–1926)
- ^ "Pablo de Escandón". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
External links[]
- profile
- "Mexico's first Olympic medal" (In Spanish)
- 1856 births
- 1929 deaths
- Mexican people of Spanish descent
- Mexican polo players
- Olympic polo players of Mexico
- Polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Mexico City
- Olympic medalists in polo
- Mexican Olympic medalist stubs
- Equestrian biography stubs
- Polo stubs