Roberto Cavanagh
{{Short description|Argentine polo player}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Roberto Cavanagh
| image = Juan Carlos Alberdi, Roberto Cavanagh, Enrique Alberdi y Juan Cavanagh - El Gráfico 1586.jpg
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| caption = Juan Carlos Alberdi, Roberto Cavanagh, Enrique Alberdi and Juan Cavanagh in El Gráfico, 1949
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|11|12}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Roberto Cavanagh |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11230 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=22 January 2024}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|09|14|1914|11|12}}
| death_place = Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina
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{{MedalSport | Men's polo}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1936 Berlin | Team competition}}
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Roberto Diego Lorenzo Cavanagh y Hearne (November 12, 1914 – September 14, 2002) was an Argentine polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161203003818/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/roberto-cavanagh-1.html 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11230 |title=Roberto Cavanagh |website=Olympedia |publisher=OLYMadMen |access-date=April 2, 2025}} 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 was also a squad member, but did not compete. He had at least two other brothers, Edmundo and Santiago.
References
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External links
- {{Olympedia|11230}}
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Category:Argentine people of British descent
Category:Argentine polo players
Category:Olympic polo players for Argentina
Category:Polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Argentina
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in polo
Category:Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
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