Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
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The Real Club de Polo de Barcelona (Barcelona Royal Polo Club) is a sports venue located in Barcelona
. Established in 1897, it has 9000 members at the time of the 1992 Summer Olympics
. Normally used for polo
, field hockey
, tennis
, squash
, and swimming
by its member, the venue was used for the equestrian
competition (dressage, jumping, and the eventing finals) and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon
events.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. Established in 1897, it has 9000 members at the time of the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. Normally used for polo
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...
, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
, and swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
by its member, the venue was used for the equestrian
Equestrian at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Equestrian Events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Medallists:-References:*...
competition (dressage, jumping, and the eventing finals) and the riding portion of the modern pentathlon
Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...
events.