Maurice Raoul-Duval was a French polo player, born in Le Pecq on 27 April 1866 and killed in action at Verdun on 5 May 1916 while serving with the 66th French Infantry. With his brothers Ren and Charles he was among the early pioneers of polo in France and helped found the Paris Polo Club in 1892. At the 1900 Summer Olympics he played for the Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris team, which won the bronze medal, and he also played for the Compigne Polo Club team that was eliminated in the first round. In 1905 he was considered the best player on the Continent, and he won the Rugby Autumn Tournament in 1903 and 1904.
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