John Paul McCann (25 August 1879 – 24 August 1952)
was an
Irish 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 at 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 ...
. Together with
Percy O'Reilly
Captain Percy Philip O'Reilly (27 July 1870 – 3 July 1942) of Colamber Westmeath was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Together with John Paul McCann, John Hardress Lloyd and Auston Rotheram, he was a member ...
,
John Hardress Lloyd and
Auston Rotheram
Auston Morgan Rotheram (11 June 1876 – 13 November 1946) was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born in Sallymount House, County Westmeath and died in Cheltenham
Cheltenham () is a ...
, 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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1879 births
1952 deaths
Members of the Ireland polo team at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in polo
Place of birth missing
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