John Gobin (polo)
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John S. Gobin is an American six-goal polo player.
Polo
He began his career by playing with polo patron Geoffrey Kent, the founder of Abercrombie & Kent.[3] He then played on the Budweiser Polo Team.[3] He is now a six-goal polo player.[4]
He won the Westchester Cup alongside Adam Snow, Owen Rinehart and Robert E. Walton at the Guards Polo Club in England in 1992.[5][6][7] He won the Camacho Cup on the American team against Mexico in 2009.[2][8] He has competed on several USA Teams including for the International Polo Tour global polo matches and Team USA against Argentina.[2] He has also played on the Duck Hill Polo Team at the Aiken Polo Club in Aiken, South Carolina.[9] He has also won the U.S. Arena Championships four times and competed on the United States Polo Team against Italy in the America's Polo Cup winning the world cup in 2011. Today he plays on the IPT TEAM USA sponsored by Celebrity Cruises & Hotels at Sea global polo programs.[10]
He has been the manager of the Great Meadow Polo Club in The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia since 2007.[1][2][3]
Personal life
He winters in Wellington, Florida, and summers in The Plains, Virginia.[2] He also owns the Four Oaks Farm in Aiken, South Carolina.[3] His wife is an equine veterinarian.[2] They have a daughter.[2]
In March 2024, Gobin was accused by several women of having committed sexual harassment and misconduct when they were teenagers.[11] He counter-sued one of the women and his former business partner in May 2024.[12] Since June 6, 2024, he is the subject of two arrest warrants in Virginia for the misdemeanor of consensual sex with minors.[13]
References
- 1 2 Kristen Armstrong, Polo Changed His Life, and Now Gobin Works Hard to Give Back, Sun Gazette, July 9, 2007
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kristen Obadal, Horse Country: Captain Polo, Washington Life Magazine, 22 November 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gobin to manage Great Meadow Polo Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Fairfax Times, April 4, 2007
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, pp. 139-140
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 212, p. 301
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2011, p. 255
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, The Evolution of Polo, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2009, p. 184
- ↑ Betsy Burke Parker, Great Meadow polo manager goes global Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Loudoun Times-Mirror
- ↑ Dede Biles, Gobin: Polo in Aiken more competitive this year Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, Aiken Standard, October 31, 2014
- ↑ Out On the Townsend: America downs England in historic challenge, Polo Players' Edition
- ↑ Jouvenal, Justin (March 22, 2024). "Teens allege a polo icon used cash, threats and power to prey on them". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ Jouneval, Justin (May 5, 2024). "Polo player sues woman who accused him of sexual misconduct". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ Duggan, Paul (November 4, 2024). "Warrants issued in Virginia for former polo champion accused of sex crimes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 24, 2026.