Gonzalo Tanoira Explained

Gonzalo Tanoira (24 June 1944  - 17 December 2004) was an Argentine polo player.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

He attained 10 goals in Argentina in 1970 and he was rated at 10 goals in U.S. in 1976.^{[1] [3]} He won the USPA Gold Cup in 1982. He has won several thirty-goal World Cups played in Palm Beach, Florida.^[1] He was named World Cup MVP four times, in 1977, 1980, 1981 and 1982.^[1]

He has served as president of the Argentine Polo Association.^{[1] [2]} He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida on February 13, 2009.^{[1] [2]}

He died in 2004.^[4] His wife, Luisa Miguens, published Passion & Glory: A Century of Argentine Polo.^[2] His son, Javier Tanoira, published Reflections on Argentine Polo.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/tanoira_gonzalo.htm Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Gonzalo Tanoira's biography
2. http://www.letemendia.com/download/PoloPlyrsEdP&G_Aug09.pdf Letemendia: Passion & Glory
3. Pat Cannon, Cowboy Joe Barry Isn't Typical Polo Player, The Milwaukee Journal, August 12, 1978
4. Web site: Javier Tanoira: Reflections on Argentine Polo . 2014-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130729161738/http://www.poloconsult.com/index.php/en/le-polo/tribune-de-chris-ashton/134-javier-tanoira-reflections-on-argentine-polo . 2013-07-29 . dead .
5. http://www.polobygarrahan.com/english/entrevistas.php?id=42 Polo by Garrahan: Javier Tanoira´s thoughts of Polo
6. Chris Ashton, Javier Tanoira: Reflections on Argentine Polo, PoloConsult.com