Elmer Boeseke
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Elmer Julius Boeseke, Jr. (August 5, 1895 – October 17, 1963) was an American
polo
player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Santa Barbara, California
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In 1924 he won the silver medal with the American team in the Olympic polo tournament.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
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He was born in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
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In 1924 he won the silver medal with the American team in the Olympic polo tournament.