FIP - Federation of International Polo
Polo is probably one of the oldest sports in the world. More than 2,000
years ago, Asian nomadic peoples played ball games on horseback. In the
Middle Ages, this sport spread also to South Asia. British tea farmers got
to know polo at the beginning of the 19th century in India. In
1850, the British cavalry established the first rules and a few years
later, the sport had established itself in England and especially in the
United States.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Polo reached its first climax so far, was also an
Olympic sport. After the World War II, the sport disappeared from the
international scene for many years.
Today's Federation of International Polo (FIP) was founded in 1982 in
Buenos Aires. In 2019, the FIP has 55 national associations in full
membership.
Presidents
| 25.11.1982 - 14.03.1997 | Marcos Uranga ARG |
| 14.03.1997 - 28.11.2005 | Glen Holden USA |
| 28.11.2005 - 23.11.2009 | Patrick Guerrand-Hermès FRA |
| 23.11.2009 - 14.02.2010 🕆 | James W. Ashton AUS, interim |
| 15.02. - 09.03.2010 | Thomas Biddle USA, interim |
| 09.03. - 19.04.2010 | Eduardo J. Huergo ARG, interim |
| 19.04.2010 - 06.12.2012 | Eduardo J. Huergo ARG |
| 06.12.2012 - 04.12.2014 | Dr. Richard T. Caleel USA |
| 04.12.2014 - 14.12.2018 | Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers ENG |
| 14.12.2018 - | Horacio Areco ARG |
Last modified: 15.06.2020