Luis Jorge Duggan Ham (born March 6, 1906 – June 12, 1987) was an Argentine

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player who competed in the

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. He was of Irish descent; his family had immigrated to Argentina from

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in 1849 with the goal of becoming sheep farmers. He was part of the Argentine polo team, which won the gold medal. He played both matches in the tournament, the first against Mexico and the final against Great Britain.

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1906 births 1987 deaths Argentine people of British descent Argentine polo players Olympic polo players for Argentina Polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Argentina Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in polo Sportspeople from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-polo-bio-stub