Major Hugh Dawnay (17 December 1932 – 28 May 2012) was a polo player and author.[1][2]
Hugh Dawnay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1932 |
| Died | 28 May 2012 (aged 79) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Ines Cermesoni (m. 1971–2012; his death) |
| Children | David and Sebastian |
Biography
editHugh 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
edit- Polo Vision (prefaced by Julian Hipwood and Tommy Wayman, 1992)
- Playmaker Polo (prefaced by Gonzalo Pieres, 2004)
Filmography
edit- Polo Vision
References
edit- ^ 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 – USA vs. Canada @ Costa Careyes Mexico | PoloZONE". Poloblogs.com. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2012.