Bryan John Fowler (18 August 1898 – 4 December 1987) was a

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polo player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi- ...

Biography

He was part of the British polo team, which won the silver medal. He played both matches in the tournament, the first against Mexico and the final against Argentina. Fowler's son, John, was a jockey and racehorse trainer, and his daughter,

Jessica Harrington Jessica Jane Harrington (née Fowler, born 12 February 1947) is an Irish professional horse trainer. Harrington specialises in National Hunt racing but has also had success in Flat racing. Personal life Harrington was born in London. Her father ...

, is also a racehorse trainer herself.

References

1898 births 1987 deaths Irish polo players Olympic polo players of Great Britain Polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in polo {{UK-polo-bio-stub Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics