Elmer Julius Boeseke, Jr. (August 5, 1895 – October 17, 1963) was an American

polo Polo is a stick and ball game that is played on 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 the game of Chovgan (), which originated in ancient ...

player who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. He was born in

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting A ...

. In 1924 he won the silver medal with the American team in the Olympic polo tournament. He also won the Argentine Open Polo Championship in 1932 with Michael Phipps, Winston Guest, and William Post. It was the only time that an American team (or non-Argentina team) has ever won the Argentine Open Polo Championship.

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1895 births 1963 deaths Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California American polo players Olympic polo players for the United States Polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States Olympic medalists in polo Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{US-polo-bio-stub