World Polo Championship
The World Polo Championship is an international polo tournament. The event is run by the Federation of International Polo (FIP). In the tournament, national teams compete.The first tournament was in 1987, hosted by Argentina. There is now a tournament every 3 or 4 years.
| Current season or competition: 2022 World Polo Championship | |
| Sport | Polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| No. of teams | 8 (Finals) |
| Continent | International (FIP) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Spain (1st title) |
| Most championships |  Argentina (5 titles) |
Results
Men
| # | Year | Host | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina |
 Mexico |
 Brazil |
[1] |
| 2 | 1989 | Berlin,  Germany |
 United States |
 England |
Argentina |
[2] |
| 3 | 1992 | Santiago,  Chile |
Argentina |
Chile |
England |
[3] |
| 4 | 1995 | St. Moritz,  Switzerland |
 Brazil |
Argentina |
Mexico |
[4] |
| 5 | 1998 | Santa Barbara, United States |
Argentina |
Brazil |
England |
[5] |
| 6 | 2001 | Melbourne,  Australia |
Brazil |
Australia |
Argentina |
[6] |
| 7 | 2004 | Chantilly,  France |
Brazil |
England |
Chile |
[7][8] |
| 8 | 2008 | Mexico City,  Mexico |
Chile |
Brazil |
Mexico |
[9] |
| 9 | 2011 | San Luis Province, Argentina |
Argentina |
Brazil |
 Italy |
[10] |
| 10 | 2015 | Santiago, Chile |
Chile |
United States |
Brazil |
[11] |
| 11 | 2017 | Sydney, Australia |
Argentina |
Chile |
England |
[12][13] |
| 12 | 2022 | Wellington, United States |
Spain |
United States |
 Uruguay |
[14][15] |
| 13 | 2026 | Dubai,  United Arab Emirates |
Women
| # | Year | Host | Champion | 2nd | 3rd | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Campo Argentino de Polo, Buenos Aires Argentina |
Argentina |
United States |
England |
[16] |
Medals
Men (1987–2022)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | England | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Women (2022)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Ranking
| Pos. | Team | Champion | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Argentina
|
5 (1987, 1992, 1998, 2011, 2017) | 1 (1995) | 2 (1989, 2001) | 1 (2022) |
| 2nd | Brazil
|
3 (1995, 2001, 2004) | 3 (1998, 2008, 2011) | 2 (1987, 2015) | – |
| 3rd | Chile
|
2 (2008, 2015) | 2 (1992, 2017) | 1 (2004) | 1 (1989) |
| 4th | United States
|
1 (1989) | 2 (2015, 2022) | – | 3 (1992, 1998, 2017) |
| 5th | Spain
|
1 (2022) | – | – | 2 (1987, 2008) |
| 6th | England
|
– | 2 (1989, 2004) | 3 (1992, 1998, 2017) | 4 (1995, 2001, 2011, 2015) |
| 7th | Mexico
|
– | 1 (1987) | 2 (1995, 2008) | – |
| 8th | Australia
|
– | 1 (2001) | – | – |
| 9th | Italy
|
– | – | 1 (2011) | – |
| 10th | Uruguay
|
– | – | 1 (2022) | – |
| 11th | France
|
– | – | – | 1 (2004) |
Nations
| Country | 1987 | 1989 | 1992 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2008 | 2011 | 2015 | 2017 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | P. round | – | 1st | P. round | 1st | 4th |
| Australia |
5th | P. round | – | – | P. round | 2nd | 1st round | – | P. round | – | P. round | P. round |
| Brazil |
3rd | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | – | – |
 Canada |
– | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | – | – |
| Chile |
– | 4th | 2nd | – | – | – | 3rd | 1st | P. round | 1st | 2nd | – |
| England |
– | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | P. round | 4th | 4th | 3rd | – |
| France |
– | P. round | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – |
| Germany |
– | P. round | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 |
– | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 India |
– | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | – |
| Italy |
– | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | – | 3rd | – | – | P. round |
| Mexico |
2nd | – | P. round | 3rd | – | – | 1st round | 3rd | P. round | – | – | P. round |
 New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | – | P. round | – |
 Pakistan |
– | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | P. round | P. round | – | P. round |
 South Africa |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | P. round | – | – | – | – |
| Spain |
4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | P. round | 1st |
| Switzerland |
– | P. round | – | P. round | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| United States |
– | 1st | 4th | – | 4th | P. round | P. round | – | P. round | 2nd | 4th | 2nd |
| Uruguay |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd |
World Polo Championship Media
A match between Argentina and Mexico at the 2011 World Polo Championships
References
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- ↑ "FIP World Polo Championship returns to USA after 23 years". www.pololine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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