Nickname(s) Lanto Team Cowdray Vikings Nationality British Name Lanto Sheridan | Sport Polo Club Cowdray Park, West Sussex | |
Born 15 December 1988 (age 35) ( 1988-12-15 ) | ||
University team University of Oxford | ||
Lanto Sheridan (born 15 December 1988), educated at Eton College and University of Oxford, is a British polo player with a handicap of 4.
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. He also won The Baileys Horse Feeds Saddle as the Pony Club Polo Player of the Year. 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.
In 2012 he joined Harris Manchester College, Oxford and since then has been a member of the Oxford University Polo Club. He is the first polo professional to study at Oxford or Cambridge for an undergraduate degree. He is also the very first student who won an Extraordinary Full Blue in polo at Oxford University. Sheridan is also a keen member of the Harris Manchester College Pool Team. He was ranked as the 22nd best player in Division 2a of the Oxford Pool League, making him the second best player of his College.
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. He also plays for Clarita in the 15 goal Victor Ludorum and with Sportlobster in the 8 and 12 goal at Guards Polo Club.
In 2014 Lanto Sheridan joined Wadham College Football Club and has since played central midfield in four games.
On Boxing Day in December 2015, Lanto Sheridan & his brother William were beaten at Royal Worlington by his uncle and cousin.
Lanto has left his 'international man of mystery' days behind, becoming a lawyer in 2016. He is currently the head quizmaster for law firm Cleary Gottlieb in London.
Lanto is fairly good at long drives but a tragic putter.