Manfred Kurt Toeppen (September 3, 1887 – July 18, 1968) was an American

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted ...

. He was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...

and died in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

. In the 1904 Olympics he won a bronze medal as a member of the

Missouri Athletic Club The Missouri Athletic Club (often referred to as the MAC), founded in 1903, is a private city and athletic club with two locations. The Downtown Clubhouse is in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA and the West Clubhouse is located in the St. Lou ...

water polo team.

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* 1887 births 1968 deaths Sportspeople from St. Louis Water polo players from Los Angeles American male water polo players Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo Water polo players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-waterpolo-Olympic-medalist-stub ru:Водное поло на летних Олимпийских играх 1904#Составы команд