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Charles Darley Miller (October 23, 1868 – December 22, 1951) was a British
polo player Polo is a List of stick sports, stick and List of ball games, ball game that is played on Equestrianism, horseback as a traditional field sport. It is one of the world's oldest known team sports, having been adopted in the Western world from ...
who competed in the
1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...
as a member of the British polo team ''Roehampton'', which won the
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.


Biography

Miller was educated at
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and
Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...
. He was an indigo planter in
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from 1890 to 1902. He started the
Roehampton Club Roehampton Club is a private members’ sports club in southwest London, England. It is set in of parkland, close to Richmond Park. Originally established in 1901 as an officers’ polo club, Roehampton Club has sporting and leisure facilities i ...
in 1903, managing it until 1939. He played polo for England against America in 1902, and for
Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Tou ...
(where he was a trainer) from 1902 to 1914. In
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, he served in the army.


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* 1868 births 1951 deaths English polo players English Olympic competitors Polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic polo players for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Roehampton Trophy International Polo Cup Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in polo {{UK-polo-bio-stub