James Beim

James Beim is an English polo player. He is the Captain of the England Polo Team.

Biography

Early life

He learned how to play polo at the North Cotswold Pony Club.

Career

He has won the Prince of Wales Cup, the Queen’s Cup aged 22, and the Cowdray Gold Cup. Moreover, in September 2012, he won the French Open at the Polo [Club du Domaine de Chantilly] in France. He is sponsored by Audi and Casablanca Polo.
In 2014, he was appointed as the Captain of the England Polo Team, replacing Luke Tomlinson.

Controversies

In 2024, he was accused of being involved in a money laundering network, headed by Alessandro Bazzoni and Siri Evjemo-Nysveen, dedicated to the purchase of polo horses with money from corruption in the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA through the companies CGC One Planet and Clareville Grove Capital.