Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo


The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo is the most important international polo championship at club level, that has taken place every year since 1893 at the Campo Argentino de Polo of Palermo, Buenos Aires.
It was known as the "River Plate Polo Championship" between 1893-1923, and as well as the other two main polo events in Argentina, the handicap of the teams must be between 28 and 40 goals. It is organized by the Asociación Argentina de Polo.
In 1975, Coronel Suárez became the first team in history to play in the tournament with a maximum handicap of 40 goals.
The individual record holder with the most Argentine Open Polo Championship victories is Juan C. Harriott Jr. with 20 total championships.
The individual with the greatest length of time between their first victory and their latest victory is Adolfo Cambiaso with 25 years between his first and most recent championships. The individual with the second greatest length of such time is Enrique Alberdi with 23 years between his first championship and his last championship.
The youngest person to ever win the Argentine Open Polo Championship is Benjamin Araya who won it in 1980 at the age of 17 years, four months, and one day while playing for Coronel Suárez. The second youngest person to ever win the Championship was José E. Traill who won it in 1904 at the age of 17 years, four months, and eighteen days while playing for the North Santa Fe team.
The only non-Argentine team to ever win the Championship was the American team in 1932. A group of Americans came to Buenos Aires to play in the 1932 Championship with four of them forming the Meadow Brook team. The Meadow Brook team consisted of Mike Phipps, Winston Guest, Elmer Boeseke Jr., and Billy Post. They beat Santa Paula by a score of 8 to 7 in the 1932 final. Notable from that year was that the reserve Americans played for a number of the local Argentine teams. Seymour Knox played for La Pampa, Stewart B. Iglehart and Stephen Sanford played for Santa Inés, Jimmy Mills played for Venado Tuerto, and Pat Roark played for Los Pingüinos.

List of Champions

The first championship was held in 1893, being won by Hurlingham. Below is the list of the champions.
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Multiple Championship Winners

PlayerTitlesFirst TitleAge at First TitleMost Recent Title
Juan C. Harriott Jr.201957211979
Horacio Heguy Sr.191958221979
Alberto Heguy Sr.171963221981
Adolfo Cambiaso161994192019
Alfredo Harriott131967221981
Enrique Alberdi121934241957
Juan A. E. Traill111904221923
Pablo Mac Donough102008262019
Juan Martin Nero102008272019
Mariano Aguerre91994252012
Juan Alberdi919341955
Gonzalo Pieres Sr.91984281998
Juan C. Harriott81952401964
David Stirling Jr82011302019
Bartolomé Castagnola71997272009
Juan Cavanagh719441955
Roberto Cavanagh71937231955
Luis Duggan71939331951
Daniel González719611983
Luis L. Lacey71915281937
Carlos Menditeguy71940261960
Hugo Scott Robson71893341905
Manuel Andrada61930401939
Horacio Heguy Jr.61986222001
Marcos Heguy61986202001
Juan D. Nelson61920291937
Alfonso Pieres61984301990
Ernesto Trotz Jr.61984281990
Francisco J. Balfour518931903
Heriberto Duggan519391943
Carlos Gracida51987271994
Bautista Heguy51991202001
Gonzalo Heguy51986221995
Arturo Kenny519201929
Carlos Land519161924
Julio Menditeguy519401956
José E. Traill51904171923
Alberto Heguy Jr.41996262004
Eduardo Heguy41996262004
Ignacio Heguy41996222004
David Miles419161923
Juan Miles41916211923
Lucas Monteverde Jr.42005282009
Julio Negrón419181927
José Reynal419301936
Thomas Scott Robson418991905
Roberto Traill419061913
Milo Fernández Araujo31999332004
Benjamín Araya31980171983
Francisco Dorignac31971331982
Gastón Dorignac31971311982
Frank Furber318931897
Arthur Follet Holt31894291897
Daniel Kearney319221928
Juan Kearney319221928
Francis E. Kinchant318951900
Guillermo Brooke Naylor31922381928
Facundo Pieres32008222012
Gonzalo Pieres Jr.32008252012
Juan Reynal319301936
L. A. Lynch Staunton319111913
Eduardo Traill318981908

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Titles by Club

TeamTitles
Coronel Suárez25
Hurlingham15
La Dolfina13
North Santa Fe8
El Trébol8
Venado Tuerto7
La Espadaña6
Indios Chapaleufú I6
Ellerstina6
Indios Chapaleufú II4
The Casuals3
Las Rosas3
Santa Inés3
Santa Paula3
Santa Ana3
Las Petacas2
Western Camps2
Flores1
La Victoria1
San Carlos1
Palomar1
La Rinconada1
Meadow Brook1
Tortugas1
Los Indios1
Los Pingüinos1
Coronel Suárez II1
La Aguada1

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