Hugh Dawnay
Encyclopedia
Major Hugh Dawnay is the son of the Olympic polo
player David Dawnay
and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford. Hugh was educated at Eton College
. He was a Major in the British Army 10th Royal Hussars where he began his polo
career, reaching a 3 goal handicap
, eventually captaining both his regimental team and the British Army polo Team. After leaving the army he became a polo
coach.
Hugh ran his own polo school and club, the Whitfield Court International Polo Vision School, in the UK between 1976 and 2002. Well known internationally, he has visited 15 different countries on coaching trips. He conducted 10 annual polo clinics at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club starting in 1983. As well as this he became the British Army polo coach.
Hugh is the Author of two books 'Polo Vision' and 'Playmaker Polo' as well as making a 'Polo Vision' film. The 1991 edition of 'Polo Vision' received forwards from Julian Hipwood (Captain of the England Polo Team) and Tommy Wayman (Captain of the USA Polo Team). 'Playmaker Polo' was forwaded by the 10 goal player Gonzalo Pieres.
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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 David Dawnay
David Dawnay
David Dawnay was a British polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British polo team, which won the silver medal. He played both matches in the tournament, the first against Mexico and the final against Argentina.- Biography:David was the son of Major Hon. Hugh...
and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford. Hugh was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. He was a Major in the British Army 10th Royal Hussars where he began his 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...
career, reaching a 3 goal handicap
Polo handicap
A polo handicap is a system created by Henry Lloyd Herbert, first president of the United States Polo Association, at the founding of the USPA in 1890 so teams could be more evenly matched when using players with varying abilities....
, eventually captaining both his regimental team and the British Army polo Team. After leaving the army he became a 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...
coach.
Hugh ran his own polo school and club, the Whitfield Court International Polo Vision School, in the UK between 1976 and 2002. Well known internationally, he has visited 15 different countries on coaching trips. He conducted 10 annual polo clinics at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club starting in 1983. As well as this he became the British Army polo coach.
Hugh is the Author of two books 'Polo Vision' and 'Playmaker Polo' as well as making a 'Polo Vision' film. The 1991 edition of 'Polo Vision' received forwards from Julian Hipwood (Captain of the England Polo Team) and Tommy Wayman (Captain of the USA Polo Team). 'Playmaker Polo' was forwaded by the 10 goal player Gonzalo Pieres.
Family
Hugh married Maria Ines Cermesoni in 1971, they had two sons David and SebastianSebastian Dawnay
Sebastian Dawnay is a professional polo player who holds a 4 goal handicap outdoors and a 7 goal arena polo handicap. Sebastian has played for the England Arena Polo Team on several occasions as well as winning the Arena Gold Cup at The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club...
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