1987 World Polo Championship

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The 1987 World Polo Championship was the first edition of the event and was played in Buenos Aires, Argentina in April 1987. Argentina was declared the winner having won the most matches in the round robin tournament. This event brought together five teams from around the world to the Campo Argentino de Polo.

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Final Match

Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg 14–14 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
  Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Dodero
  Flag of Argentina.svg Martin Vidou
  Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Panelo
  Flag of Argentina.svg Bautista Heguy  [ es ]
Flag of Mexico.svg J. Celis
Flag of Mexico.svg A. Gonzalez Gracida
Flag of Mexico.svg V. Aguilar
Flag of Mexico.svg M. Nava Ayon

In this first World Polo Championship all the teams played one game against each other. In the game between Argentina and Mexico the score was tied at 14 all. [1] Argentina had won more games overall and therefore was the winner of the World Championship I and Mexico was second having won the next largest number of games in the tournament. [1]

Final rankings

RankTeam
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
4 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

References

  1. 1 2 "AUSTRALIA'S TEAMS TO F.I.P. WORLD CUP 14 GOALS ON HANDICAP" (PDF). Australia Polo. Retrieved 8 July 2025.