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José Manuel Escandón y Barrón iure uxoris Marquess of Villavieja (August 13, 1857 – December 13, 1940) was a Mexican polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He married into the Spanish nobility and became the consort Marquess of Villavieja, title by which he was widely known.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's polo
	1900 Paris	Team competition

Biography

He was born in Mexico City and was the younger brother of Pablo and the older brother of Eustaquio.

In 1900 he was part of the Mexican polo team which won the bronze medal. He played together with his two brothers and Guillermo Hayden Wright.

That year's polo tournament had five teams competing, most with mixed nationalities, they were the Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris, BLO Polo Club Rugby, Compiégne Polo Club, the eventual winners Foxhunters Hurlingham and the Mexican team (the only one without a team name).

Despite losing their only game against the BLO Polo Club Rugby, they were tied with the Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris, and as the rules didn't stipulate a third place playoff, they were both awarded the third place, however, their bronze medal was not recognized until time later, as back then, the winners received a silver medal instead of the actual gold and it was the second place the one that received bronze, but when current rules were established, previous results were updated and the medals were officially awarded.

References

External links

• profile
• "Mexico's first Olympic medal" (In Spanish)

На других языках

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- [en] Manuel de Escandón

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[fr] Manuel de Escandón

José Manuel Escandón y Barrón iure uxoris marquis de Villavieja (13 août 1857 – 13 décembre 1940) était un joueur de polo mexicain aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900 . Il épousa une femme de la noblesse espagnole et devint l'époux marquis de Villavieja, titre sous lequel il était largement connu. [1]

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[it] Manuel de Escandón

José Manuel María del Corazón de Jesús de Escandón y Barrón (Città del Messico, 13 agosto 1857 – Città del Messico, 13 dicembre 1940) è stato un giocatore di polo messicano.

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[ru] Эскандон, Мануэль де

Хосе Мануэль Мануэль дель Корасон де Хесус Эскандон и Баррон (исп. José Manuel María del Corazón de Jesús Escandón y Barrón; 13 августа 1857 (1857-08-13), Мехико — 13 декабря 1940, Уорик) — мексиканский игрок в поло, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1900.

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