Walter Buckmaster
Encyclopedia
Walter Selby Buckmaster (16 October 1872 – 30 October 1942) was a British
polo
player in the 1900 Summer Olympics
and in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. He played association football for both Repton
and Cambridge and was a member and later Captain of the Cambridge polo team. From Cambridge he had a career in the stock exchange but kept up his interest in sport particularly polo. In 1900 he was part of the BLO Polo Club Rugby polo team which won the silver medal. In 1908 as a member of the Hurlingham Club
he won the silver medal again. Buckmaster lived at Moreton Manor, Moreteon Morrell and was Master of the Warwickshire Foxhounds. He died on 30 October 1942 at Warwick.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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...
player in the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
and in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
.
Biography
He was born on 16 October 1872 in Kingston, Surrey the son of Thomas Walter Buckmaster. Buckmaster was educated at ReptonRepton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He played association football for both Repton
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
and Cambridge and was a member and later Captain of the Cambridge polo team. From Cambridge he had a career in the stock exchange but kept up his interest in sport particularly polo. In 1900 he was part of the BLO Polo Club Rugby polo team which won the silver medal. In 1908 as a member of the Hurlingham Club
Hurlingham Club
The Hurlingham Club is an exclusive sports club in Fulham in southwest London, England. The club, founded in 1869, is situated by the River Thames in Fulham, West London, and has a Georgian clubhouse set in of grounds...
he won the silver medal again. Buckmaster lived at Moreton Manor, Moreteon Morrell and was Master of the Warwickshire Foxhounds. He died on 30 October 1942 at Warwick.