Auston Morgan Rotheram (11 June 1876 – 13 November 1946) was an Irish polo player who competed at the

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Biography

He was born in Sallymount House,

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and died in

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. Together with Percy O'Reilly, John Hardress Lloyd and John Paul McCann, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal.www.databaseolympics.com
The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.

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* 1876 births 1946 deaths Members of the Ireland polo team at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in polo Equestrians from County Westmeath {{Ireland-polo-bio-stub