Hugo Toeppen

{{short description|American wrestler}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Hugo Toeppen | full_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = American<br>Polish | sport = Wrestling | event = Freestyle | birth_date = {{birth date|1853|10|8}} | birth_place = Marcinkowo, Poland | death_date = {{death date and age|1933|9|26|1853|10|8}} | death_place = Riverside, California, U.S. }}

'''Hugo Toeppen''' (October 8, 1853 – September 26, 1933) was an American wrestler.<ref name="oly">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60782 |title=Hugo Toeppen |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> He competed in the men's freestyle welterweight at the 1904 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/hugo-toeppen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417232303/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/hugo-toeppen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Hugo Toeppen Olympic Results |access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> Toeppen was 51 years and 6 days old when he competed at the Olympic Games, making him the oldest individual to compete in wrestling at the Olympics.<ref name="oly"/>

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