Roberto Diego Lorenzo Cavanagh y Hearne (November 12, 1914 – September 14, 2002) was an Argentine

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

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

.Roberto Cavanagh, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
Retrieved 2019-03-21.

Biography

Cavanagh was sent to work on his family's ranch at a young age after concluding that he wasn’t fit for further education. While living there, he discovered a love for riding horses, which led to his polo career. 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. His older brother

Diego Cavanagh Santiago Miguel "Diego" Cavanagh y Hearne (May 16, 1905 – July 30, 1977) was an Argentine polo player at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 193 ...

was also a squad member, but did not compete. He had at least two other brothers, Edmundo and Santiago.

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* 1914 births 2002 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