Hugh Dawnay
Hugh Dawnay | |
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Born | 17 December 1932 |
Died | 28 May 2012 | (aged 79)
Spouse(s) | Maria Ines Cermesoni (m. 1971โ2012; his death) |
Children | David and Sebastian |
Major Hugh Dawnay (17 December 1932 โ 28 May 2012) was a polo player and author.[1][2]
Biography
Hugh Dawnay was born on 17 December 1932 to the Olympic polo player David Dawnay and Lady Katharine Nora de la Poer Beresford.[1] He was educated at Eton College.[1] 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.[2] After leaving the army he became a polo coach.[2]
He ran his own polo school and club, the Whitfield Court International Polo Vision School in Waterford, Ireland between 1976 and 2002.[2] Well known internationally, he visited 15 different countries on coaching trips.[3] He conducted 10 annual polo clinics at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club starting in 1983. He also served as the British Army polo coach.[citation needed]
He married Maria Ines Cermesoni in 1971, they had two sons David and Sebastian.[1] He died on 28 May 2012.[2]
Bibliography
- Polo Vision (prefaced by Julian Hipwood and Tommy Wayman, 1992)
- Playmaker Polo (prefaced by Gonzalo Pieres, 2004)
Filmography
- Polo Vision
References
- ^ a b c d "Person Page 6194". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Major Hugh Dawnay dies, Polo Times, 28 May 2012
- ^ "Polo โ USA vs. Canada @ Costa Careyes Mexico | PoloZONE". Poloblogs.com. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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