Lanto Sheridan

Lanto Sheridan (born 15 December 1988), educated at Eton College and University of Oxford, is a British polo player with a handicap of 4.[1]

Lanto Sheridan
Sheridan at the Varsity Polo match 2013
Personal information
Nickname(s)Lanto
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Alma materHarris Manchester College, Oxford
Sport
SportPolo
University teamUniversity of Oxford
ClubCowdray Park Polo Club
TeamCowdray Vikings
Updated on 3 August 2013.

Sheridan started playing polo in The Pony Club at the age of 9, with which he won the Gannon section at the National Championships at Cowdray.[2] He also won The Baileys Horse Feeds Saddle as the Pony Club Polo Player of the Year.[3] After leaving school, he played all year round for 5 years, in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Thailand, Barbados and Dubai. In 2010 he played for the Young England Team.[4][5]

In 2012 he joined Harris Manchester College, Oxford and since then has been a member of the Oxford University Polo Club.[6] He is the first polo professional to study at Oxford or Cambridge for an undergraduate degree.[7] He is also the very first student who won an Extraordinary Full Blue in polo at Oxford University.[8]

In the 2013 season he played the 18 and 12 goal with the Cowdray Vikings, with whom he has played for the last 5 years.[9] He also plays for Clarita in the 15 goal Victor Ludorum and with Sportlobster in the 8 and 12 goal at Guards Polo Club.

References
  1. "Polo Times". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. "Polo at Mariners". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. "The Baileys Saddle". Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. "Pony Club". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. "Cowdray Park". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  6. "Cambridge Student Newspaper". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. Oxford Student Newspaper. "The sport of Kings and Students". Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  8. "Blues Database Oxford University". Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  9. "Jaeger-LeCoultre Duke of Sutherland Cup". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2013.


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