Auston Rotheram
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Auston Morgan Rotheram (11 June 1876 – 13 November 1946) was an Irish
polo player
who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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and died in Cheltenham
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Together with Percy O'Reilly
, John Hardress Lloyd
and John Paul McCann
, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
polo player
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...
who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a polo tournament was contested. It was the second time the sport had been featured at the Olympics, with 1900 being its first appearance....
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Biography
He was born in Sallymount House, County WestmeathCounty Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...
and died in Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
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Together with Percy O'Reilly
Percy O'Reilly
Percy Philip O'Reilly was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Together with John Paul McCann, John Hardress Lloyd and Auston Rotheram, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.His daughter...
, John Hardress Lloyd
John Hardress Lloyd
Brigadier-General John Hardress Lloyd was an Anglo-Irish soldier and polo player. He was awarded a DSO and made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur for his service in the British Army during the First World War...
and John Paul McCann
John Paul McCann
John Paul McCann was an Irish polo player who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Together with Percy O'Reilly, John Hardress Lloyd and Auston Rotheram, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.-References:...
, he was a member of the Ireland team that won a silver medal. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.